The Signal Engineers

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 26 min
  • Premiere: 1962. January 1.

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside, coupled with instruction in mechanics, electricity, electronics and draughtsmanship, lead the apprentice intro the intricacies of design, the excitement of research and experiment, and the intense satisfaction of being in on a big changeover from old-style semaphore signalling to a new coloured light system.

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Camera

Trevor Roe

Director of Photography

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Jack West

Director of Photography

Directing

James Ritchie

Director

Editing

Production

Edgar Anstey

Producer

Sound

Camera

Trevor Roe

Director of Photography

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Jack West

Director of Photography

Directing

James Ritchie

Director

Editing

Production

Edgar Anstey

Producer

Sound