GPO Railway 1970-1979

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Unused / unissued material - Colour material.

VS as mail bags are sorted and lifted into trolleys. They are moving along a conveyor belt as they are sorted. The trolleys are then moved into a train and trundle off along the GPO's underground railway which runs under parts of London. VS of the...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92586
Sort Number:
UN 4676 E
Time in/Out:
01:18:17:00 / 01:20:46:00
Canister:
UN 4676 E
Film ID:
3404.05
Issue Date:
1970 - 1979

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