The Fog Fellow A Railway Sidelight (1933)

Pity the poor driver on those misty, foggy days, when signals are hard to L, S of a steam train approaching the camera through fog. But, the detonating fog signal came and gave the driver warning by M, S of a device being attached to a railway track. Train passes over it and there is a small explosion. Today, in the busy centres the mechanical placer simplifies and safeguards man and M, S of a man demonstrating an automated machine which places detonating signals on the line. It places then removes the small detonators. C, U of two railway signs. One reads Up Slow and the other Up Fast. M, S of a signalman pulling a lever. C, U of machine placing detonator on the line. Train passes over it and there is small explosion under the wheels. Was an item in Eve s Film Review issue number 644. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.