Rail Strike Paralyses France (1947)

Full title reads: “British Visitors Stranded As Rail Strike Paralyses France“. France. LS General views of deserted stations showing idle trains and empty platforms. Various shots Stranded travellers. MS CU Stranded people eating in an emergency canteen. MS People queuing for transport. MS A coach driving off. MS People piling onto a lorry. LS General view of lorries filling up. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé