News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Jul 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Live Wires
• 2. Dunoon School
• 3. Surface Work
• 4. Coal Gas

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

BFI Summary - Harton electric railway for coal transport.
BFI synopsis: The transport of coal from Harton Colliery to the coal preparation plant at Westoe and on to the port of South Shields.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed in February 1950.

Keywords

Railways; Mining

Locations

England; South Shields

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Camera

Ronald Bicker