Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear. Various shots of the Mayor of Newcastle boarding a train at Newcastle railway station and travelling with his entourage and numerous other men along a newly-electrified rail line to South Shields - this is the first train to travel on the electric line. On arriving at South Shields station, the train starts off again, back to Newcastle. Several brief shots of the train driver holding a lever in the cab; view from the back of the train as we travel along the track; high angle view of the train approaching a station. Note: the Mayor is not named; could be W R Wallace. For search purposes - LNER. FILM ID:955.7 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumo