16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, LMS Liverpool, Evacuation of casualties, reel 1 of 2’

16mm original film, black and white footage edited with splices and descriptive captions. 400 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 12 minutes).

Ambulance men with LMS hat on proceeding to evacuation of casualties in the debris of a demolished house, man trapped under debris. Captions: 1. Perseverance rewarded. The casualty shrews signs of recovery. 2. One man is still missing. He may be under the collapsed flooring. 3. No good. It's still debris behind here. 4. We'll try cutting through here. 5. The casualty is found, trapped under a rolled steel joist. 6. Note the corrugated iron sheet used to protect the casualty from sparks.

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.