King’s Cross (1936)

Full title reads: “King’s Cross“. King’s Cross Railway Station, London. MS unidentified dignitary unveils new nameplate on steam engine / locomotive. The name is ’Arsenal’. The dignitary appears to make a speech. Players from the football team are seen to one side. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Presumably from 1930s Gazettes. Amendment February 2012: A visitor to the website has provided some more information. The unidentified dignitary is Lord Lonsdale. He is naming a LNER class B17/4 locomotive Number 2848. FILM ID: 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 Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaum