Freight Train

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

2121

Date Released

26 Jan 1970

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3 / 5

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Freight Train. DESCRIPTION: Because the different states in Australia never got together about the gauge to use when they built their railways, it has taken until now for one train to cross the continent on a continuous gauge line. SHOTLIST: GV freight train, the first train from East to West. MS sign on train East to West. MS railways commissioner & other officials. 2 shots crowd. MCU commissioner makes speech. MS commissioner with train pulling away in background. GV 2 shots train pulls away. 2 shots train load of cars, caravans etc. TS freight train. GV pan load of caravans. TS ditto. MCU ditto. TS freight train. GV pan load of cars. TS freight wagons.

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Commentator: Jeffrey K. Shearley

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