News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/11

Date Released

5 Feb 1942

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. America’s Blackest Market
• 2. Donald Nelson - US Production Chief
• 3. Stirlings in the Making
• *New Electric Train
• *Nurses in Training
• *Diving Champs
• *Australia Makes Aluminium
• *Underwater Undergrads
• *Speed Boat Thrills

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

New type of electric train makes its first appearance on the Southern railway. It consists of a box-type cab on two six-wheeled bogy tracks. The boiler is electrically powered and it supplies steam for heating the passenger train besides driving compressors and exhausters for operating the brakes.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Railways; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

England; United Kingdom

Length of story (in feet)

75

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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