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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

3610

Title

A DAY WITH SELNEC

Producer

Edgar Anstey - British Transport Films for SELNEC PTE.

Date

1972

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

23 mins 20 secs

Description

A film about the work of SELNEC (South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire Passenger Transport Authority), and its provision of bus and rail services in the area. Shots include buses in suburban streets, views of Salford, Brooklands train station, and people boarding trains and buses. Training scenes include bus drivers in a classroom, a bus undergoing tests on a skid pan, and a driver training session on the road. There are numerous scenes in and around Piccadilly bus station, and Piccadilly Gardens, plus shots of the airport and scenes shot at night. There are also views of Piccadilly train station and footage taken of, and from, trains in that area.

 

 



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