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James Watt Centenary. 1819 = the Original Steam Engine Invented by James Watt

Date released

25 Sep 1919

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

888

NoS ID

077658

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Steam engine. Vickers Turbine.

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Donisthorpe Colliery (1990 Video)

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min., 1998 sale: £11.75 (inclusive)

Recording of the last working steam winding engine in Leicestershire. The Donisthorpe Colliery officially closed at 12 noon on Thursday 12 April 1990 - the day the recording wa made. Shows the steam engine...

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Future for the Flying Scotsman (1996)

Genre

Interview; News report

Nick Wood looks at the future of Britain’s best loved locomotive, the Flying Scotsman, which has been waiting at the old Southall railway depot for repairs, where he tries to catch a glimpse of it. Speaks...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Morning Call Archive No.12: A selection of interviews: David Shepherd; David Taylor - nd [1985]

Morning Call Archive No.12: A selection of interviews from Radio Victory’s Morning Call archive reel by the station. TRACKS 1-3 DAVID SHEPHERD. TRACK 1- In - Ten sixteen on Radio Victory ... David Shepherd...

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Train to nowhere (1984)

A documentary about steam trains, recorded in the quiet village of Quainton, where a group of enthusiasts have founded The Quainton Railway Society to keep the age of the steam engine alive.

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Steam Beaten by Electricity

Date released

24 Apr 1930

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

416

NoS ID

050533

Story no

7 / 8

Slade catalogue entry: Steam beaten by electricity. Mighty railway locomotive loses badly in tug-of-war against new type electric engine. Tacoma, USA. Two engines shown coupled together back to back. The...

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News in Colour: Age of Steam

Date released

5 Sep 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2048A

NoS ID

027531

Story no

1 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Age of Steam News in Colour:-. DESCRIPTION: This summer sees the end of steam trains on British Rail. But the Steam Age is still preserved, notably in the many Traction Engine Rallies...

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News in Colour: Steam Happening

Date released

14 Oct 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2367

NoS ID

030513

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steam Happening Colour. DESCRIPTION: Behind the smoke at Lord Montagu’s Car Museum in Hampshire, is a "steam happening" traction engines, organs, roundabouts, all the fun of a steam...

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The Model Makers

Date released

8 Jan 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2014

NoS ID

027195

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Model Makers. DESCRIPTION: The Model Engineering Exhibition at the Seymour Hall - the mechanical work in miniature. SHOTLIST: CU coal being put onto fire in model steam engine. Pan...

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Last of the Many

Date released

25 Dec 1958

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1542A

NoS ID

022772

Story no

6 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Last of the Many. DESCRIPTION: This is the last steam engine they’ll ever make at Crewe. Over 7,300 engines have been built there, not nowadays, steam is giving way to diesel-electric...

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