BFI

Said to be a morale booster for staff, this film provides us with in an interesting record of a pre-Health and Safety conscious environment, where British Railways was striving to create a safe and healthy reputation with its employees. Originally made in a much longer version for medical audiences under the title of Rehabilitation at Swindon, it is a great example of a specialist film re-cut for general audiences. If the recuperation exercises and equipment looks a little crude by today's standards, British Railways were certainly trying to make the effort. One could however, question who benefited most from this equipment.

Steven R Foxon

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