Modernising the Underground

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Modernising the Underground

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London Underground Video News Release on upgrading the world's oldest metro system.

This Video News Release (VNR) from London Underground offers a peek behind-the-scenes at the construction of regional and national news. VNR's like this one were created by London Underground to give broadcasters the necessary information and video content to create a news item on a particular story or issue. In this case, the VNR is about the then Secretary of State for Transport John Prescott announcing a £365 million investment programme to upgrade the London Underground, as part of the new Labour government's alternative to full privatisation. The video rushes demonstrate the need for modernisation, but also a hopeful look at what could and would be achieved with this investment.


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Keeping London Moving

Go behind the scenes of 50 years of London transport with this selection from the London Transport Museum's video collection.
London's transport, from the bright red Routemaster to the futuristic Docklands Light Railway, is some of the most iconic in the world. But what was actually happening behind the scenes to make sure the buses, tubes, and trains got us to where we wanted to go? This collection of highlights from the London Transport Museum's video collection, which spans the 1970s to the mid-2000s, offers a peek into the operation rooms, underground tunnels, and bus garages that were 'Keeping London Moving', as the slogan of Transport for London proudly proclaims. In this selection, you can witness the birth of the Jubilee Line, or experience the frenzy of Millennium Eve on the Underground. Many of the videos in this collection were made by the London Buses' in-house video department, and show that staff training videos definitely don’t have to be dull. How better to train London Underground staff on good customer service than a version of the Wizard of Oz set on the Tube?

33 videos in this collection

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Step Free Access On London Underground

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Modernising the Underground

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The Driverless Ghost Bus

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London Underground Train Door Safety

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Implementing London's Congestion Charge

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London Transport: Routes Project

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London Buses: Low Floor Bus

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Chancery Lane Train Crash

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It’ll Never Happen

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New Years Eve 2000 on London Underground

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London Buses: Clocking On with OPAL

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Royal Visit to Willesden Garage

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Starting on the Right Track

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Station Assistance Support on the London Underground

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Making Tracks Without Footprints

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Simply the Best

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Saints and Sinners

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Putting You in the Picture

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Ticket Gates at Victoria Station

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Jubilee Line: Destination East

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London Buses: Ticket To Ride

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42 Hours: Moving Customers Over the Millennium

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Crossrail: It’s About Time

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What's Your Handicap?

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Interview with Tom Eckersley

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District Line: Fit for the Future

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Farewell to Denis Tunnicliffe

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Docklands Light Railway

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London Buses: Farecard Trial

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Safely There and Back

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The Check Files

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Audrey White Retirement Party

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Above Us London: Northern Line Centenary

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