16mm film, Air Raid Precaution footage (likely offcuts)

16mm original film, black and white, descriptive captions and explanatory drawings. Reel likely made of compiled duplicate and offcuts of other air raid precaution films. 500 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 14 minutes).

Starts with paper in typewriter, visible text (caption 1), camera shots of damaged tracks, signs 'danger gas', men wearing respirators while working on the damaged tracks. Captions: 1. (typewriter) From Divisional Control, Glasgow. Line damaged by H.E bomb and contaminated by gas between Ryeland and Drumclog at 7.38am. Light engine No.14330 Strathaven to Darvel in crater. Specially equipped engineers and breakdown trains ordered. Driver and fireman seriously injured. 2. The G.S.O has now permitted hoods to be taken off. 3. Note that at this stage men are able to work without respirators as the contaminated area has been covered with fresh ashes.

Part of a collection of Air Raid Precaution instructional films and footage made by the London Midland and Scottish Railways during World War 2, retained by British Rail Research Laboratories, Derby, alongside British Rail Research own production of technical films. This ARP collection includes edited original films and offcuts.