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Swindon - Steam to Scrap

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1692A
Date Released
9 Nov 1961
Date submitted
2 Nov 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Yorkshire - The Prince’s Visit
  2. 2Swindon - Steam to Scrap
  3. 3Princess on World Tour
  4. 4A New Twist
  5. 5Brass Bound to Brighton (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steam to Scrap. DESCRIPTION: The days of the good old steam locos are numbered, and the real veterans are being broken up. Here at Swindon, where many thousands have been built over the past 100 years or so, the old-timers are being turned into scrap. But they won’t be forgotten, there’s a big demand for the old number plates, as souvenirs for collectors. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU train comes past camera. MS train. GV train. Various shots of train being taken to pieces. GV pan train to train. MS train past camera.
Keywords
Railways; History and archaeology
Locations
Swindon
Card file number
83401
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Length of story (in feet)
81
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