Keep it Moving

Series

Series Name
Mining Review 1st Year

Issue

Issue No.
7
Date Released
Mar 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
BFI synopsis: emergency measures for the transport of coal in winter weather; volunteers at Haslemere station help to move coal supplies.
Researcher Comments
According to bfi sources, this story was filmed on the 12th January 1948. The budget, including personnel, taxis, meals and Pathe library material came to £19 5s 9d. It was advertised by DATA with the title ‘Speed Up of Coal Transport’.
Keywords
Weather; Emergency services; Fuels
Locations
England; Surrey; Haslemere
Footage sources
Pathe
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Hogenkamp, A. P., unpublished DPhil thesis   pxxxvi.
Documentary Film News   Vol.7 No.65, May 1948, p62.
Credits:
Production Co.
Documentary Technicians Alliance
Camera
James Ritchie
Camera
Leslie Shepard
Sponsor
National Coal Board
Camera
T. Jones

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Keep it Moving', Mining Review 1st Year Issue No. 7, Mar 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/334743 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)