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A railway through the underworld? The idea required a leap of technology as well as a leap of faith for its riders when first introduced. This program traces the history and development of subways,...
A railway through the underworld? The idea required a leap of technology as well as a leap of faith for its riders when first introduced. This program traces the history and development of subways, using unique techniques to bring old drawings and photographs to life, to dramatize the building of the first subways. The program explores the role of the subway today, peeling back the pavement to reveal the rattling metal trains which play such an integral role in the transportation network of the city.
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- Creator
- Windfall Films
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009], c1995
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn707965145
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 01, 2009.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Venturing Beneath the Surface (2:10) -- Railway Age (1:05) -- Railway Mania in Britain (1:23) -- Life in the Slums (1:12) -- World's First Underground Railway (1:02) -- Controversy Surrounding the Underground Railway (1:06) -- Failed Designs for Underground Train Engines (1:46) -- Successfully Adapting the Steam Engine (1:14) -- Unexpected Release of Steam (0:57) -- Age of the Commuter (1:26) -- Tunneling Deeper (1:25) -- Brunel's' Tunnelers (1:30) -- Death Under the Thames (1:39) -- Thames Tunnel (1:27) -- Underground Suicides (1:43) -- Exploiting the Space Under London (1:36) -- Dangers of New Technology (1:46) -- Frank Pick: New Voice of the Underworld (1:43) -- Corporate Identity (1:53)