High Speed Train

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2472

Date Released

17 Oct 1976

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Variety Club Honour Danny La Rue
2. 2Hares Invade Airport
3. 3Baby Gorilla Weighs-In
4. 4Forestry Machinery Demonstration
5. 5Tower of London Skeleton
6. 6High Speed Train

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Speed Train. DESCRIPTION: British Rail’s High Speed Passenger Train goes into regular service between London and Cardiff. The train can reach up to a hundred and twenty-five miles per hour and cuts twenty-three minutes off of the travelling time. The passengers travel in comfort, on a train that give little vibration or noise. SHOTLIST: GV front of high speed train. MS ditto. MS engine of high speed train. MCU sign "Inter-City 125". MS driver Mr Fred Moss getting into cab. MS from train as it pulls out of station. MS ditto. MS passing another high speed train. MS high speed train going under bridge with camera on top. MS interior of carriage. MS man sitting by window. CU man’s hand adjusting seat. MS man in seat in different position. MS countryside going past. MS waiter serving coffee. MS out of driver’s window. MS hand on controls with other dials around. MS Mr Fred Moss looking out of window. MS countryside going past. Train goes through tunnel at 529’ and out. MS waiter with tray coming towards automatic door. MCU door opening. MS waiter coming through and door closes. MS train going past camera. MS bar on board train. MCU people drinking. MS barman bringing drink over. MS men drinking. MLS train going past. Pan with it. MS out of driver’s window going through tunnel. MCU instruments. CU Fred Moss. CU hand on control. MS train going past camera. MS countryside going past. MS tracks going past. MCU hand on control. MS interior carriage. MS man in seat. MS train coming into Cardiff Central station. MS sign "Cardiff Central". MS people leaving train. MS people walking down platform. Tilt up to clock with hand at 12.15. MLS pan as train goes back towards London.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Food and cooking; Railways

Locations

London; Cardiff

Card file number

76/184

Credits:

Camera

Denis White

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

227

Story extras:

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