Victoria Line Opened (1968)

No title - First stage of London's Victoria Line underground in operation.



Low shot between rails looking up at new Victoria Line train. M/S train at the depot. C/U panel showing driver with finger on the button, pan up to driver. C/U of TV monitor screen enabling driver to see rear of train and platform. Low M/S train approaching camera in tunnel. Reverse angle shot of train driving away from camera. Travelling shot through tunnel. C/U dials on controls showing 25 m.p.h. C/U driver in cab. M/S passengers in train.



C/U plan of route in carriage showing part still under construction. M/S train arriving at Seven Sisters station. Camera pans to carriages as train stops. C/U name 'Seven Sisters', pan down to show girl sitting by murals on the wall which are individual to each station. C/U mural of trees. M/S train leaving Seven Sisters. C/U as it leaves the station. Travelling shot from driver's cab going through tunnel. Train approaches another station under construction and comes to a halt.
FILM ID:2071.12

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