Title:LEND-LEASE CARGO AT SOUTHAMPTON DOCKS [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BTF 26
Other titles:RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN, 1935-1976 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A record of Lend-Lease cargo being unloaded at Southampton Docks. Tank traps being installed, and a new electric locomotive is also featured.
Description: (13 February 1942) Intertitle; “Electric Locomotive CCI.” The new electric locomotive hauls passenger coaches near Hassocks (Mid Sussex), at three separate locations. The engine then detaches from its carriages, for shunting at Brighton (East Sussex). MH181
(16 February 1942) Lend-Lease cargo being unloaded at Southampton Docks, South coast of England. The sequence begins with the cargo being lifted from the vessel and then being manually unpacked on the dockside, or going directly into railway wagons. One of the cargo vessels is called the “PANDORIAN”. (1 min 30 sec) MH182
(5 March 1942) More shots of the “Electric Locomotive CCI.” hauling 80 goods wagons. (2 min 55 sec) MH183
(19 April 1942) Installing concrete blocks for tank traps (anti-tank obstacles) at Dorking, Surry. Workmen pour concrete out of a cement mixer from the side of a railway wagon. Further preparation work involves holes being dug out with shovels and pneumatic drills. A rail mounted crane then lifts the large concrete blocks from the railway wagon in front. The blocks are then carefully lowered into place. (3 min 37 sec) MH184-185
Alternative Title:RAILWAYS IN BRITAIN, 1935-1976 [Allocated Series Title]
