Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New Tube Extension

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
967A
Date Released
18 Dec 1947
Date submitted
Dec 1947
Date submitted
15 Dec 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Tube Extension - Central Line. DESCRIPTION: The new extension of the Central Line from Leytonstone to Newbury Park and Woodford has been opened. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Wanstead station. Lord Latham, Mr and Mrs Barnes down escalator. MS Lord Latham says a few words about the railway. Mr Barnes steps forward to open railway. CU key being inserted into lock. SCU gate opening (electrically). Slight elevated shot of Underground train running out of platform (in sound). Inside train, Lord Latham, Barnes family seated in same. Cut-ins of tunnel (camera on front of train) as it speeds through, shot of roof of the tunnel as train speeds through. Cut-in of Miss Barnes in driver’s cabin, controlling speed of train. THIS IS VERY GOOD UNDERGROUND TRAIN MATERIAL.
Keywords
Railways; Transport
Locations
Wanstead; Newbury Park
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
49533
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Norman Fisher
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: New Tube Extension', British Movietone News Issue No. 967A, 18 Dec 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14835 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)