Centenary of Steam

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1773

Date Released

27 May 1963

Date submitted

22 May 1963

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Centenary of Steam. DESCRIPTION: Over 100 years ago it was one horsepower on the Festiniog Line - but in 1863 the horse was replaced by steam. (The line’s first locomotive). Almost half of the original track has now been restored. The line, originally built for the slate trade, runs through the magnificent scenery of the Snowdonia National Park. Not surprisingly its become a considerable tourist attraction - more than 1,000,000 people made this trip last year. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS horse pulling truck on rails. MS building. People in old national costumes (4 shots). MS horse pulling truck on rails. CU Name plate Prince. MS train. MS people (in costumes) by train. MS same boarding train. MS same in train. MCU man starts engine. MS train pulls away. CU engine driver. CU same pulling chain (whistle). MS train. MS front of same through window. GV train past camera. Train (2 shots). Tracking shots of fields (3 shots). GV train past camera. MS woman waves to train. CU sign Tan-y-bwlch. MS people off train.

Keywords

Railways

Locations

Wales; Festiniog Railway; Portmadoc

Card file number

86622

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

146

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