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BBC North West Regional Documentaries: Record Detail

Accession Number

B288

Series Title

LOOK NORTH

Programme Title

MANCHESTER BUS ALARMS

Producer

[Unknown]

Other Credits

[Unknown]

Transmission Date

[Unknown]

 

colour , sound, 03 mins 18 secs

Synopsis

News item on a new alarm system fitted onto buses that is intended to alert members of the public to attacks on drivers. A bus driver is interviewed about how he was attacked by drunk passengers and he demonstrates the alarm. A policeman speaks of how the alarm system will help deter crime and the reactions of nearby pedestrians is shown. Includes footage of buses at Piccadilly Gardens Bus Station in Manchester.