Vintage British Railways film - 'A place in the team' - 1953

Released in 1953, 'A place in the team' is a film detailing the wide choice of career oppurtunities available in British Railways, aimed particularly at boys of school leaving age and men completing their military service.

[jimstrainsandstuff]

Still loving these old films. And I wasn't even born when this one came out!

[johndonaldson]

1953 - A place in the team

*2023 - Zero hour contracts*

[kevinhaynes]

In 1953 my father was in his first year at Bristol University studying Civil Engineering. He spent his entire career in the transport family, working all over the world with Freeman Fox and later Martin and Voorhees. He absolutely loved it. Thank you for a nostalgic look at the world my late father knew and loved so much.

[_Zekken]

Watching this just goes to show how insanely different the entire job market is these days to back then.

Starting as a cleaner for example and working your way up rarely happens anymore. And the sort of training on the job that turns into a degree? You'd have to have the degree before even applying for the original base level position these days

[pcirish]

I did ok! 38 years railway service with just about 3 to go. Been an enjoyable time.

[brianyoung]

Fantastic film I was just 7 in 1953 it brought back some memories of my late Grandfather taking me to see the trains both in Liverpool and Southport he was a retired railway man, I worked for a shipping Company Blue Funnel line and I too am retired but always like to see and still do like to see steam engines hard at work

[lewisner]

Just 10 years later Beeching came along and emptied all this down the toilet. Thousands of men out of work, communities cut off. ruined stations everywhere.

[johnward]

Liked the comment, when his turn came he became a fireman. When I was at Hull Dairycoates shed in the early 1960s there were engines cleaners with 21 years service in.

[andyrbush]

It was a nicer time back then. People had more respect for each other, and appreciation that the war was over and rationing was ending.

[anth]

Ah nostalgia things were much better back then, I think they were

[likklej]

Love the very Queens spoken English commentary on the films, takes me back to Rock n Roll childhood days

[nigelmitchell]

Thanks for a great post, new one on me, I don't recall seeing the shots of the Fell diesel before.

[davidbeckett]

The two policemen doing the disarming with a gun, reminded me of the Harry Enfield sketch
of him overpowering a robber and the policeman taking him away, dead funny that one

[FayazAhmad-ylsp]

I feel that I'm traveling in time machine enjoying the world before I was born.

[sideshowbob]

The guy checking for lose tappets at 5:58 is good. Doubt the Safety Officer would allow that now.

[eoj]

Sammy Brown is Harry Truman / Men of the footplate (LMS)

[thesteelrodent]

I'd love to learn more about that steam locomotive dynometer. Looks completely mad

[borodiraul]

Good to watch for appreciate the easy life of our days.

[athopi]

Louie Anderson line in Coming To America, " "Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. In a year or two, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in. "

[MalcolmCrabbe]

Love the term "efforts" when referring to the new locomotives that would replace the steam engines !