Queen Goes by Tube

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2075A
Date Released
13 Mar 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen Goes By Tube. DESCRIPTION: It’s only Her Majesty’s second trip in a Tube Train, but it inaugurates the Victoria Line, the most highly automated Underground railway in the world. SHOTLIST: MLS Tube train goes past on new Victoria Line. MS sign Victoria. Pan Queen unveils plaque. MCU plaque. CU sign Green Park. MS Queen buys ticket from automatic vendor. CU 3d. ticket machine. MS Queen goes through automatic ticket barrier. MS Queen goes down escalator. MLS Queen steps off at bottom. CU sign Green Park, pan down to decorative tiles. CU front of train, pan up to Queen in cab. MCU Queen in cab. MS pan Queen starts train. Travelling shot along tunnel. CU Victoria Line route map. MLS Queen enters ticket office. MCU Queen in ticket office. GV Queen in office through windows. CU doors open. MS Queen along platform and onto train. Travelling shot - camera onto train. MS Queen in train through window. CU doors close. MS driver starts train. GV pan Queen and party sitting in train.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Railways; Transport; Ceremonies
Locations
London; United Kingdom
Card file number
94516
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
164
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Queen Goes by Tube', British Movietone News Issue No. 2075A, 13 Mar 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27782 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)