ENERGY / WEATHER: Shortage of coal / Snow (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Report on the energy crisis of 1947 when bad weather increased demand for electricity and coal for heating, decreased the productiveness of the pits, and made difficult the transportation of coal from the pits to the factories and power stations. Full Description: ENGLAND: EXT COAL. The Coal Crisis - Colliers getting through the seas with their cargoes-Trains loaded with coal - coal heavers at work. Gaumont-British News has generators installed to save electricity and gas etc. COLLIERY & COLLIERS Shots of colliers having got through with coal cargoes MILITARY BRITISH Paratroopers collecting wood to keep cook-house going. Bicycle power driving compressor in factory during ’switch off’ period RAILWAYS Trains ploughing through snow - coal trucks loaded with coal-coal heavers. SNOW Village of Padfield completely snow covered - clearing snow