Full title reads: "Cinema On Train - Mr JH Thomas Inaugurates a new service at King's Cross".
King's Cross Railway Station, London.
Ext of railway carriage at platform - sign on carriage. LNER - Pathé Cinema Carriage. Mr JH Thomas, politician, makes a short speech to open the new service. An unidentified man makes a speech of thanks to Mr Thomas.
(LNER - London North Eastern Railway - We believe the cinema showed specially compiled reels of newsreel stories)
N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 73230
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 1915.27
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:01:06:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:33:36:00 / 01:34:42:00
- Canister:
- UNI GAZ ROLL 18
- Sort Number:
- UNI GAZ 018
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jamied says
The service was inaugurated in May 1935. It ran between King's Cross in London, and Leeds.
The carriage was called the "LNER Pathe Cinema Car".
"Mr J H Thomas" was a trade union leader and later a Labour politician.
jwealleans says
The 'unidentified man' is Sir Ralph Wedgwood, Chief Officer of the LNER. (Sir) Nigel Gresley - who would have been responsible for the conversion of the coach - is the tall moustachioed man behind and to the left of Sir Ralph.
Spurs1958 says
You will note Sir Nigel Gresley to the left in the group-this is how close we came to hearing his voice recorded.
So close-what a shame!
Ian MacCabe
The GRESLEY SOCIETY
12, Drury Lane
Hunsdon
Hertfordshire
SG12 8NU
ian@gresley.org
07583 988406
British Pathé says
Thanks for this. Any clips with an "LNER" in the description that doesn't relate to railways would have been produced for a carriage such as this.