High Speed Train

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2305

Date Released

6 Aug 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London Floods
2. 2Queen Leaves for Canada
3. 3Film Studios Re-Open
4. 4Ex-Snooker Champion in Action
5. 5High Speed Train

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Speed Train. DESCRIPTION: British Rail’s new High Speed Train on a demonstration journey with VIPs on board. Speeds in excess of 125 mph were reached. It is hoped the new train will be in service within the next 2 or 3 years. SHOTLIST: SV high speed train into Kings Cross Station. CU nameplate Kings Cross. CU sign High Speed Train Trial Run London-Darlington, London 0855. SV new train in station. CU British Rail sign. CU sign on train Inter-City. CU number on train 41001. SV driver getting in train. SV ditto into driving seat. SV two men watching stewards. CU woman’s face, hostess. SV Mr Marsh on platform with official steps into train at 49’. SV sign High Speed Train. GTV train leaves Kings Cross. TS past people on platform. SV train out of station towards camera. GV interior VIPs sitting in coach. SV Marsh seated talking to VIPs. CU Mr Marsh. SV MPH indicator showing 70 mph. LV looking out of coach window train at speed. SV speedometer 100 mph. SV pan rain at speed through countryside. SV interior woman through automatic doors between carriages. SV out of window another passing at speed. SV interior people around bar. SV man drinking. SV exterior train flashes past. SV interior speed indicator 125 mph. LAS as train flashes past. SV interior hostess talking to passengers. GV pan as train travels through countryside.

Keywords

Railways

Locations

London; Darlington

Card file number

99279

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

176

Story extras:

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