Title:BOMB DAMAGE AND NEW UNDERGROUND STOCK AT WATERLOO STATION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BTF 14
Other titles:RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN, 1935-1976 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Bomb damage from a daylight Luftwaffe air raid over Charing Cross and Waterloo Station, London. New Waterloo & City stock being lifted down to underground level.
Description: (24 October 1940) Air raid damage on railway sidings (a low-speed track section) at Waterloo Station, London. The wreckage of several carriages and freight wagons cover the tracks, as workmen begin to break them down for removal. A large hole has been made in the roof of a railway arch by a falling Luftwaffe bomb. (23 October 1940) New Waterloo and City stock arriving into Waterloo Station. MH101
(26 September 1940) In the Surry countryside, Sir John Reith, the Minister of Transport, arrives at the Southern Railway headquarters (Deepdene) in Dorking. He inspects the troops (Southern Railway Home Guard) on the grounds directly in front of the main building. (2 min 06 sec) MH102
(8 October 1940) Officials inspect air raid damage at Charing Cross. The results of a daylight raid, targeting the London rush hour. Damage has spread to the main platform, although much of it appears minor. Additional damage inside the station incudes blown out windows, amongst other debris scatted around the concourse. (4 min 06 sec) MH103
(23 October 1940) Old Waterloo and City stock being surfaced at Waterloo Station. Down at underground track level, carriages are loaded onto the cradle and lifted up to the surface. The carriages are then reassembled at the surface. (4 min 56 sec) MH104
(24-25 October 1940) The new Waterloo and City shock arrives into Waterloo Station. The carriages are loaded, one at a time, onto the lift, where they are lowered into the underground rail network below. (6 min 10 sec) MH105
Alternative Title:RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN, 1935-1976 [Allocated Series Title]
