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Dispatching Equipment by Rail
It is possible that you may one day have to dispatch your equipment by rail and the following tips will help you to avoid making mistakes.
In the first place, the equipment can be insured with British Railways at any main line station and the small premium required is certainly worth the outlay as a guard against loss or damage. The projector can also be sent "Glass Rate", which ensures that it will receive careful handling by the railway staff.
As you do not want the equipment to take a week to reach its destination, you should mark all labels "PER PASSENGER" and if necessary, advise the recipient of the time and place of arrival of the train. It is best sent to the recipient "care of so-and-so at so-and-so Parcels Office"; it can then be personally collected with the minimum of delay and without further handling by road transport staff.
Projectors fitted with an oil reservoir or sump must be completely emptied of oil before sending them by train, a B.R. regulation which must not be ignored. But this is also good advice, as you would certainly not want the projector to arrive with the amplifier swimming with oil.
In most cases there will be no need to send the equipment complete with lamp and exciter, but on the other hand it is always a good idea to have the valves and cables tested when the equipment is serviced, so you might consider whether to leave them in the equipment or not. Leave the valves in their proper sockets, but put plenty of soft paper or rag around and over them to prevent them moving. If the lens is left in, see that it cannot be damaged — wrapping and fixing it to the inside of the projector will ensure that it will not be damaged and also that it will not be found in its usual place should someone covet it en route.
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