Zoo Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2152
Date Released
31 Aug 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1A Cheque on a Cow
  2. 2Crash Barriers & Hitch Hikers
  3. 3Jehovah’s Witnesses
  4. 4Zoo Train
  5. 5Fire Research
  6. 6Jewellery Watches

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Zoo Train. DESCRIPTION: A railway has been opened at Whipsnade Zoo to save foot-slogging around the park to see the animals. These include the first herd of White Rhinos to be kept in captivity in Britain. SHOTLIST: LV pan new Whipsnade train going through grounds. SV group of camels, pan to train entering station. SV train enters station. AS platforms one and two. SV people through barrier. AS name Whipsnade on carriage pan down to passengers waiting to leave. SV engine with steam up. CU pan engine pulls carriages away. SV travel shot inside coach of passengers pan to rhinoceros in field. CU travel shot small girl watching. SV train moves past group of rhinos. AS train. LV seals in pond. CU seal. Front shot of engine on move. LV swan & giraffe. CU giraffe’s head. AS pan train along zoom back to train & carriage.
Keywords
Railways; Birds; Animals
Locations
United Kingdom; Whipsnade Zoo
Card file number
96290
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
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