Locomotion, Rail, Snow

Synopsis

LOCOMOTION (1975, 15 min), produced by Geoffrey Jones, presents a chronology of British railway history and made to commemorate the 150th anniversity of the Stockton and Darlington railway, the world’s first steam-hauled passenger railway.
RAIL (1965-7, 14 min), produced by Edgar Anstey, shows the modernisation that took place in the 1960s - steam to diesel and electrac traction.
SNOW (1963-4, 8 min), produced by Edgar Anstey, shows rail travel in bad weather. It is one of the first examples of a film using electronics in its sound track.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 37 min.

Year of production

1992

Availability

Sale; 1992 sale: £10.99

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

industrial archaeology; railways

Credits

Director

Geoffrey Jones

Producer

Edgar Anstey; Geoffrey Jones

Contributor

Daphne Oram; Don Fraser; Johnny Hawkesworth; Ronald Craigen; Trevor Roe; Wilfred Joseph; Wolfgang Suschitzky

Sections

Title

Locomotion

Title

Rail

Title

Snow

Sponsor

Name

British Railways Board

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

The Piazza

Phone

020 7240 7764

Fax

020 7240 0763

Address

London
WC2E 8AA