London's subway fitted for floodgates

Record ID: 699501

  • Title: London's subway fitted for floodgates
  • Date: 9th October 1939
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Flood-gates in London Underground ENGLAND: London: INT FLOODGATES Fitted to tubes re flooding in wartime TUBE RAILWAYS Floodgates fitted to tubes re flooding in war. Railways; Safety Devices subway, Second World War, WWII, World War II, World War Two
  • Embargoed: 24th October 1939 13:00
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  • Location: England, United Kingdom
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Defence / Military,Transport
  • Reuters ID: LVA94E1IQPNPFZ78WU05WFGHV8G4
  • Story Text: Floodgates installed in the London tubes to prevent flooding during war time
  • Copyright Holder: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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