Shows the response by the women of Britain during the second World War performing the multitude of tasks, normally carried out by men, necessary to keep the railways running efficiently.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311844
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Employment
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)