The Railway Crisis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1335
Date Released
3 Jan 1955
Date submitted
30 Dec 1954
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Railway Crisis. DESCRIPTION: A Court of Enquiry has been set up at the Law Courts to seek a solution to the pay dispute. Representatives of the National Union of Railwaymen and the British Transport Commission were present to put their case to the Court. SHOTLIST: Various shots of trains and engines along line. Mix to Law Courts in the Strand. Various arrivals including Mr Campbell (General Secretary), Mr Stafford (President of the NUR), Mr Allen (British Transport). GV of the Law Courts. Excellent shots of railways working. Trains into camera. Signals. Inside Signal Box. Trains at speed pass camera.
Keywords
Labour relations
Locations
London
Card file number
62563
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
89
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Railway Crisis', British Movietone News Issue No. 1335, 3 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19744 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)