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National Film and Sound Archive

On Time

1953

On Time

1953

  • NFSA ID14FN37KH
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Duration8 mins
  • Year1953

More than a million train passengers a day go through the gates at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne. Claimed to be the largest one station traffic in the world. Control of passengers and freight trains, in and out of Flinders Street and on time, is a masterpiece of precision planning. Made by National Film Board 1953. Directed by Eric Thompson.

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The National Film Board

More than a million train passengers a day go through the gates at Flinders Street Station, Melbourne. Claimed to be the largest one station traffic in the world. Control of passengers and freight trains, in and out of Flinders Street and on time, is a masterpiece of precision planning. Made by National Film Board 1953. Directed by Eric Thompson.

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The National Film Board
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    Eric Thompson
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