Railway Reborn

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1767

Date Released

15 Apr 1963

Date submitted

6 Apr 1963

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Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Railway Reborn. DESCRIPTION: What do names like The Countess, Ken Nelson, Bob Harris and Laurie Brooks signify. Well they’re all involved in a railway at Welshpool. A railway which is actually re-opening. Thanks to the local Light-Railway-Preservation Company, a new passenger service will be operating at weekends. Originally opened in 1903, it’s the first passenger service on the line for over thirty years. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS train with porter by the side. CU name The Countess. MCU drivers. MS guard. MS train pulls away. MCU same past camera. TS women and children. TS crowds. TS railway lines. MS bridge from train. CU driver’s hand. MS fire being stoked. CU train’s wheels past camera. MS front of train (from cab). TS from train into country (2 shots). TS train round bend.

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Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

116

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