Bishops Stortford Railway Electrification (1958)

Unissued / unused material. Bishops Stortford Railway Line Electrification, London and Hertfordshire. LS of Hackney Downs Junction where Chingford and Enfield Lines split. Bridges at side of new electrification system, waiting to be rolled in. The bridges have been raised to accommodate electrification. Various shots at Rectory Road Station, North London, where new track is to be laid to accommodate the Easter Electric trains. Various shots Enfield Town station, one of many new stations that has been rebuilt. CUs posters informing the public of delays. Shot of steam engines (soon to be replaced by electric trains). New bridges in position on the line. New bridges under construction. Various shots track laying and taking up the permanent way at Angel Road, Edmonton. Many of the track workers are of Afro-Caribbean appearance. Date on dope sheet is 20/04/1958. FILM ID:2700.16 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 120,000 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 1957 to the end of 1979. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/