London-Paris Freightliner Service Inaugurated At Stratford AKA London-Paris Freightliner (1968)

Stratford, East London. VS Large crane raising and lowering the giant containers to and fro from lorry to train. MS front of engine with London-Paris sign. VS French ambassador, M. Geoffrey de Courcel, and H.C. Johnson - Chairman of British Rail - wave little flags to inaugurate the London to Paris Freightliner Service. The train pulls away. The name “Stothert & Pitt Ltd“ is seen on the crane. (Orig. Neg.) Note: Date on original record: 22/04/1968. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the