Lion Roars Again

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1690

Date Released

23 Oct 1961

Date submitted

19 Oct 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Hull - Polio City
2. 2Europe’s Largest
3. 3Pride of the Corps
4. 4Round-Up Down South
5. 5Red China on the March
6. 6Lion Roars Again

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lion Roars Again. DESCRIPTION: As railwaymen of 1838, Driver Shaw and Fireman Evans took the Lion, 123 years old, on the three mile run from Rugby to Dunchurch. The Lion had been brought from her den, the Crewe Railway Museum, where she’s been kept since 1928. After such a long rest, she seemed pretty eager to be on the move again! SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS men get on train. CU Lion. CU funnel. MS man on train (2 shots). CU wheel. MS man. CU ditto. CU whistle. CU wheel. GV pan train. MS stoking boiler. CU connection rod. CU funnel. MCU fireman turning lever. MS engine driver. MS train travelling down line. GV train passes under bridge. The Lion is an engine!

Keywords

Commemorations; Railways; Celebrations and festivals

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

83343

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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