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Working at ECW	A television program in May 2007, looked  back at Eastern Coach Works, with video footage and interviews. The section of the program lasted 9 minutes.
"Inside Story" - London Buses shortly before privatisation	Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Not yet fully researched, but: Several newsreel clips held by ITN Source (www.itnsource.co.uk/) . These can be viewed free in low-resolution on the site, or downloaded in higher resolution for a small fee. "Fares Please” (undated; mid-1920s?): LGOC driver/conductor training: scenes inside the Chiswick training school etc. (2m 14s). BP00000099817. "Two Millions a Day! A Tram Ticket Tale” (undated but perhaps just post-WW1): ticket printing at the LCC’s Effra Road, Brixton works: converting large reels of paper, applying colour stripes, printing and numbering, wiring, tying, guillotining to size, and packing (3m 51s). BP000000100628. "Clippies” (1940) Women being trained as bus ‘conductors’ at Chiswick in wartime: speed and dexterity with a bell punch demonstrated. (2m 59s). BP060341130203. Careers in passenger transport: the Go-Skills web site has a section dedicated to jobs and careers in the industry, including some video interviews. There are probably others that I have yet to find!

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