New Central Line Tube Extension (1946)

London. Alfred Barnes, Minister of Transport, opens the new London Central Line tube extension from Liverpool Street to Stratford and rides in the first train to run through. Various shots of Mr Barnes opening Liverpool St. station, entering train, driving to Stratford station. Most of the footage is not in chronological order. Some good shots of the people driving in carriages, trains coming out of tunnel to station, crowd at tube station, smoking on tube, escalators etc. Note from the old record - Cuts 46/98. 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 Brit