| THE "ELECTROMATIC" London's Lord Mayor switches on a new traffic control system. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5465 | |
| Catalog #: | 96127 | |
| Clip Number: | 96127-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 32/22 | |
| Timecode: | 01:29:56 - 01:31:18 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1932 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London TRANSPORTATION: Safety/Testing TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes | |
| Description: | "London. The 'Electromatic' - Lord Mayor inaugurates new traffic control system at our busiest traffic centre." London. Several men in top hats and bowler hats gathered around. One man is addressing speech to Lord Mayor of London, Sir Maurice Jenks, who is to inaugurate a system of traffic control unlike any in Europe. The speaker talks about the way the system operates - by vehicles passing over sensors in the road. CU wheel of car passing over sensor in road. Cut back to speech as he continues. Sir Alexander Roger (?) hands over the key to the system to the Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor takes the key and reaches up to insert it into the control box. High angle shot of traffic on crowded London street. The traffic of double-decker buses and cars stop to allow pedestrians to cross the road. | |
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