Puffing Billy for Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1127A
Date Released
11 Jan 1951
Date submitted
8 Jan 1951
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Australia Retains Those Ashes
  2. 2Puffing Billy for Festival
  3. 3Royal Visitor to Pytchley Hunt
  4. 4Floods Follow Snow
  5. 5New UN Commander in Korea
  6. 6Pakistan’s Premier Here
  7. 7Eisenhower Takes Over
  8. 7Keen Rivalry in Toy World
  9. *Glasgow University Celebrations
  10. *Last Tram

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Puffing Billy for Festival. DESCRIPTION: From the Gare St Lazare, Paris, a sturdy 108-year-old engine (known as Buddicom, after its British designer) leaves for London and the Festival of Britain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Buddicom passing through station. Various shots of the railway engine in station & crowds round her. Engine starts up & leaves station, SCU of driver pulling various levers. Buddicom puffing hard.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Railways; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Paris; Gare Saint Lazare
Footage sources
France
Card file number
54828
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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