ATV Today: 01.11.1979: Railway Signalman

Summary

John Mitchell meets Vic Phillips who has resigned from North West Leicestershire District Council to become a railway signal man.

Year:

1979

Duration:

0:01:44

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Vic Phillips is the former Chief Housing Officer for North West Leicestershire District Council. He has resigned to take up a job as a railway signal man with British Rail and in his spare time he also works at the Shackerstone steam railway in Leicestershire.

Phillips is seen working in his signal box at Shackerstone and we see a shot of the station platform. He talks to John Mitchell about his new job and also mentions a Ruston diesel locomotive he owns which is shown parked in a siding.


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