Railway Track Laying 1948

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Waterloo Station, London.

Railway workers lay preassembled units of track to minimise disruption for rail passengers.

L/S of men working on track, a train passes in background. M/S of men lowering track into position. L/S of section of track being lowered to ground. M/S of crowd of...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
34159
Sort Number:
NP 214
Time in/Out:
01:23:13:00 / 01:24:37:00
Canister:
NP 214
Film ID:
1261.14
Issue Date:
18/10/1948

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