Ireland’s Silent Rail-Car

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1097

Date Released

12 Jun 1950

Date submitted

5 Jun 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Drainage Scheme Inauguration
2. 1Nation’s Last Tribute to Lord Wavell
3. 2Their Majesties Meet the Two Odettes
4. 2Ireland’s Silent Rail-Car
5. 3Trooping the Colour
6. 4Stuttgart’s Garden Show
7. 4Pope Gives Blessing to Motor-Cyclists

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ireland’s Silent Railway - Car (Mute). DESCRIPTION: A new electric Rail-car is being used in Dublin and surrounding countryside. SHOTLIST: Rail-car leaves above station, MS of three-coached train. Sounding horn en route. Various shots of the same speeding along its journey. Train crosses bridge (viaduct) over River Borne. GV of the town, from train. Serving meals aboard train. Passing coach building works. Train travelling at speed.

Keywords

Vehicles; Railways

Locations

Dublin; Amiens Street Station, Dublin

Card file number

53850

Credits:

Camera

George Fleishchmann

Length of story (in feet)

146

Story extras:

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