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Trains - Old and New

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
129
Date Released
17 Jun 1957
Date recorded
17 May 1957
Length of issue (in feet)
756
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Apprentice Jockeys
  2. 2Trains - Old and New
  3. 3Houghton-Regis Fair
  4. 4Cockle Fishing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Pathe synopsis: On Britain’s railways the age of steam is passing, and at the locomotive works at Brighton we see what is happening to some of the grand old "Iron Horses" which have outlived their usefulness. At Eastleigh we find their replacements - very latest diesel-electric trains which can develop up to two thousand horsepower and exceed speeds of eighty miles an hour.
Keywords
Railways
Locations
Brighton; England; Hampshire; Eastleigh; East Sussex
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
David De Keyser
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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