New Rail Giant

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2017A

Date Released

1 Feb 1968

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Rail Giant. DESCRIPTION: The four thousand horsepower Kestrel - the largest single-engined diesel-electric in the world - is starting trials with British Rail. SHOTLIST: (4th Key Scene for GR). GV train past at speed. GV Kestrel Loco standing in station. CU sign Hawker-Siddeley. CU sign Kestrel. MS front of loco. MS interior drivers cab. CU driver at controls. CU controls. MCU control panel. CU brake gauge. CU dynamic brake & wheel slip instrument. MS interior of loco. MS Mr Henry Johnson presents key to driver. CU ditto. CU sign HS4000. LAS loco in station. CU cab. Pan train pulls out of station.

Keywords

Railways; Business and commerce; Ceremonies

Locations

London; England

Card file number

93187

Credits:

Camera: John Mould
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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