Railways - Past and Future

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1890A

Date Released

26 Aug 1965

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Railways - Past and Future. DESCRIPTION: At Southport’s Chapel Street Station an auction of around four hundred railway relics. Next April British Rail are introducing a service between London and Manchester which will be nearly half an hour faster than the inter-city airline. SHOTLIST: (Auction and New Train) CU pan station nameplates. MCU pan oil lamps. MCU gas lamps. MS auctioneer taking bids from the crowd. MS man and woman lift lamp and inspect it. MS woman and man look at lamp-post from Haydock Park Station. MCU woman holds a carriage notice up. MS pan man walks away from sale with the top of a gas lamp-post. MS electric train standing in the station. MS same. MS high tension connectors connecting to overhead power lines. MS train past camera. MCU driver in cab of train. CU drivers hands on train controls. GV view in front of moving train. GV view from side of moving train. CU driver. CU speedometer nearing 80 mph and driver’s hand on control. MCU threepenny piece standing on edge. GV down carriage at passengers. GV view from side of moving train.

Keywords

Railways

Locations

Southport

Card file number

90056

Credits:

Camera: Keith Medley
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

131

Story extras:

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