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DetailsOriginal Format: Standard 8 Colour: Colour Sound: Silent Duration: 27 mins
Subject: TRANSPORT WORKING LIFE
Summary This is the first part of a series of three films showing the demolition of the old bus depot at Wombwell and the building of the new one.
Description
This is the first part of a series of three films showing the demolition of the old bus depot at Wombwell and the building of the new one.
The film starts off with some black and white photographs of the old tram depot showing the trams, including a group photograph of the staff. There is then film of the old depot just before it was demolished. This is followed by showing the old depot being demolished and the new one going up. A bus conductress and driver pose in their uniform. One of...
This is the first part of a series of three films showing the demolition of the old bus depot at Wombwell and the building of the new one.
The film starts off with some black and white photographs of the old tram depot showing the trams, including a group photograph of the staff. There is then film of the old depot just before it was demolished. This is followed by showing the old depot being demolished and the new one going up. A bus conductress and driver pose in their uniform. One of the mechanics also poses. There is a sign for the modernisation of Yorkshire Traction Company. The new bus washer is shown half completed. Two more women pose for the camera.