Traffic Lights - Robot System Piccadilly Circus (1937)

Full title reads: “Traffic Lights - robot system at Piccadilly Circus“. London. M/S of crowd of dignitaries standing around black box, amongst them are the Lord Mayor of London and the Minister of Transport, Leslie Burgin. The minister gives a speech inaugurating the first set of automated traffic lights in Piccadilly Circus. He names the lights “Little Eva“. He places a key in the black control box to switch on the lights. C/U of traffic light. Various high speed shots of Piccadilly Circus - good views of Eros, illuminated advertisements and London double-decker buses. 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