Making the Victoria Line | A Chronicle
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Video Details
Published8 months ago
Duration14:59
Video IDP2eol_bQTlo
Languageen-GB
CategoryAutos & Vehicles
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
Performance Metrics
Views73.8K
Likes1.9K
Comments307
Engagement Rate3.04%
Likes per 100 views2.62
Comments per 1K views4.16
Description
The Victoria Line was London's first new underground line for 50 years. It was the first automatic passenger railway in the world, and today it is the 2nd most frequent train service in the world after the Moscow Metro.
Newsreels used in this film:
TUBE MAKES PROGRESS (1964) 00:00 - 02:40
Film ID 1757.11
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/86574/
THE VICTORIA LINE (1965) 02:40 - 07:56
Film ID 321.01
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/37854/
NEW TUBE HALFWAY MARK (1965) 07:56 - 09:15
Film ID 1812.36
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/87712/
AUTOMATIC TUBE TRAIN (aka NEW LOOK TRANSPORT) (1968) 09:15 - 09:53
Film ID 2055.10
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/188425/
VICTORIA LINE EXHIBITION (1968) 09:53 - 10:45
Film ID 2069.36
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/89008/
VICTORIA LINE OPENED (1968) 10:45 - 12:02
Film ID 2071.12
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/89021/
VICTORIA LINE (1968) 12:02 - 13:03
Film ID 2085.17
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/89158/
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/89283/ 13:03 - 14:58
Film ID 2093.33
https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/89283/
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