Euston Rail Strike (1948)

Unissued / unused material. Strike at Euston Station, London. L/S entrance to LMS (London, Midland and Scottish Railway) goods yard. L/S LMS idle vans. L/S stacks of mail. M/S stacks of crates. Various shots luggage piled up -some are labelled perishable goods. Various shots strikers walking out of building and onto the street. L/S meeting in Hyde Park. Shots of a poster being stuck up. C/U poster: “Euston meeting will be held here“. M/S first speaker: Mr. Condon, Euston Parcel Porter. C/U policeman. C/U people listening in crowds. L/S crowds. More shots speaker and crowd. Date given on old record is 13/12/1948. 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