They Had an Idea

In every industry men still need skill and knowledge but the addition of a dash of imagination will often mean more pleasure from the job as well as greater efficiency The film presents four examples the invention of a ratchet device for turning rails reshaping worn spanners at a locomotive works speeding up the replacement of old escalator slats by means of an attachment to a drill and finally the thoughtful porter working at a country station who goes out of his way to warn a regular passenger of a change in the timetable