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Overhead Traction Equipment for Railway Electrification

c. 1949 , Essex (County)

Cat no. 764

A detailed record of the electrification of the railway line from Liverpool Street to Shenfield, one of the busiest lines in the country.

This technically detailed production chronicles the inception and fulfilment of the complex engineering endeavour carried out by British Insulated Callender's Construction Company for the London & North Eastern Railway. Crowded platforms at Liverpool Street station and the polluting steam engines are contrasted with the new, clean electrically powered carriages. A map shows the route to be electrified. At Romford, a manual labour force cleans and paints the steel supports. A mobile crane delivers the masts into the concrete lined foundation holes. The structure spanning the line is lifted into position. At Stratford, catenary wire, paid out from enormous rolls, is put into position by men on a carriage-top catwalk. The workers perform their highly skilled tasks amongst the overhead cables, high above the surrounding rooftops at Fenchurch Street station. High trestles on wheels provide a base for the clipping and 'droppering' of the contact wire. Embankment slippage at Shenfield creates a further challenge. A brief shot of the Ilford flyover is followed by a pantograph train slowly checking the overhead installation. A suburban electric train is shown pulling in at Shenfield and Hutton Station.

Featured Buildings

Interior Liverpool Street Station, London

Featured Events

Electrification of the London to Shenfield Railway Line

Keywords

Electrification; Engineering; Railways

Intertitles

Overhead Traction Equipment for Railway Electrification Designed and Installed by British Railways; British Insulated Callender's Construction Company Limited To the specification of British Railways for the Liverpool Street - Shenfield electrification Produced by National Interest Picture Productions Ltd

Other Places

London; Romford; Shenfield; Stratford,

Background Information

LNER website: http://www.lner.info/locos/Electric/shenfield.shtml National Interest Picture Productions Ltd http://s200354603.websitehome.co.uk/studios/PP.htm

  • Sponsor : A BICC Group Film

  • Production company : National Interest Picture Productions Ltd

Manifestations

Overhead Traction Equipment for Railway Electrification

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