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The Signal Engineers (1962)
Directed by James Ritchie
Documentary · 26m
A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside, coupled with instruction in mechanics, electricity, electronics and draughtsmanship, lead the apprentice intro the intricacies of design, the excitement of research and experiment, and the intense satisfaction of being in on a big changeover from old-style semaphore signalling to a new coloured light system.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- James Ritchie
- Director of Photography
- Trevor Roe, David Watkin, Jack West
- Editor
- Brigit Barry
- Producer
- Edgar Anstey
Details
- Release date
- 1962-01-01
- Runtime
- 26m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- British Transport Films