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Rocket replica at Rainhill (1980)

Genre

Interview

Interview with writer and railway enthusiast Hunter Davies, on the life of engineers and designers of the Rocket locomotive George and Robert Stephenson, during an anniversary re-enactment of the Rainhill...

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Overhaul at Acton

Date released

1952

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

10

NoS ID

349274

Story no

2 / 3

NoS synopsis: shows how London Transport trains are stripped, cleaned, examined and made ready for another four year period of service.

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Matrix Fibres

Series name

Tomorrow Today

Issue no

116

NoS ID

329552

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: As trains go faster, freight wagons are more liable to develop "hot boxes" through lack of lubrication. British Rail scientists have succeeded in intergrating carbon fibre with the metal of the...

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Matrix Fibres

Series name

Living Tomorrow

Issue no

116

NoS ID

325503

Story no

3 / 4

COI synopsis: As trains go faster, freight wagons are more liable to develop "hot boxes" through lack of lubrication. British Rail scientists have succeeded in intergrating carbon fibre with the metal of the...

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Model Engineering Exhibition

Date released

7 Jan 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2170A

NoS ID

028649

Story no

6 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model Engineering Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: From traction engines to torpedoes, trains to tanks, an exhibition of exciting models too precious to be called toys. SHOTLIST: TV pan model...

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Aspects of London Transport (2001)

Subject

Engineering; FE; History

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 55 minutes), £14.95

A compilation of three films from the London Transport series of Cine Gazettes.

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NEW LINE

Date released

Dec 1954

Series name

Mining Review 8th Year

Issue no

4

NoS ID

345854

Story no

3 / 4

BFI synopsis: Electrification of the Wath-Manchester railway line NCB Commentary - Near Doncaster the railway sidings at Wath serve over 50 collieries in the area. Here is the starting point of a newly...

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Blue Pullman

Date released

Aug 1964

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

27

NoS ID

327636

Story no

4 / 5

COI synopsis: The trial run of a Blue Pullman, one of Britain’s most modern and luxurious trains.

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Model Engineering Exhibition

Date released

17 Jan 1974

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2328A

NoS ID

030200

Story no

4 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Model Engineering Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: The mini engineer can keep on building without a three day week restriction, boats and trains all built with the precision of the enthusiast....

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Car 11281

Date released

1949

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

5

NoS ID

349262

Story no

1 / 3

NoS synopsis: We follow on the the nearly 4,000 cars that travel on London Transport’s railways as it is cleaned overnight. The maintenance staff clean and get rid of the rubbish that accumulates in the...

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