Using Tops
All freight movements over Britain's rail network are monitored and controlled by an advanced computer-based system known as TOPS (Total Operations Processing System). The film follows the progress of a wagon load of equipment from Truro to the Midlands and shows how TOPS makes it possible to accommodate a last minute change of plan.
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Using Tops
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1978
Runtime
0h 19m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Using Tops
Production Companies
British Transport Films
Director
Ken Fairbairn
Description
All freight movements over Britain's rail network are monitored and controlled by an advanced computer-based system known as TOPS (Total Operations Processing System). The film follows the progress of a wagon load of equipment from Truro to the Midlands and shows how TOPS makes it possible to accommodate a last minute change of plan.
