Italy’s Underground Railway (1939)

Full titles read: “ITALY“ Various shots of workmen cutting out tunnels and building supports for new underground railway network in Rome. The commentator says eventually it will be the most advanced underground rail network in the world. Cataloguer’s note: This item was originally set to appear in Canister No 39/72. 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 end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.