News Flashes - West Bromwich Bus Strike (1955)

West Bromwich, Birmingham, West Midlands. Bus strike over employment of an Indian man, Mr Patel, as trainee conductor. SV. Idle buses in garage, & SV. GV. Empty street. SCU. Woman and little girl crossing road. CU. Conductor in question, Mr Patel. SCU. Pickets warming their hands over brazier. LV. Pickets waiting to turn buses back. LV. Bus driving up to stop at picket line. SV. Passengers getting off. SV. Pan, West Bromwich bus defying pickets. (Neg.) (Title Scene “L“) 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 Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 19
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