Last of a Railway

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1597

Date Released

11 Jan 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Mr Macmillan in Ghana
2. 2Strong Baby
3. 3Last of a Railway
4. 4Relief at Last
5. 5Sea Trials
6. 6Chinese Check-Up
7. 7A Right Taxi

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Last of a Railway. DESCRIPTION: It claimed to be the first passenger railway in the world and its fame spread far beyond its own range: Swansea to Oystermouth. Old pictures of the Mumbles Train recall its great adaptability to progress through the years. Sad to think of the end of a railway with such a history. SHOTLIST: GV Mumbles railway. GV crowds. CU people boarding coach. Pan front of coach. GV view from driver’s cabin. GV railway. LS same. CU pictures of old railway. CU same (3). Pan - present railway. GV interior of carriage. Pan railway carriage. LS carriage entering shed.

Keywords

Railways; Ceremonies

Locations

Wales

Card file number

79019

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

92

Story extras:

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