Learning on ScreenFlying Scotsman to Beat Time-Table
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Flying Scotsman to Beat Time-Table. DESCRIPTION: LNER express sets out for Edinburgh on Pioneer journey in new era of railway records. SHOTLIST: Shot of the front of the engine with nameplate on same. The engine leaving the end of the station platform with people watching. CU of the wheels and piston rod turning. Close shot of the engine and train steaming under bridge from platform past camera. Train passing as seen from the interior of the signal box. Aerial of the train on the track at speed. Aerial of the train entering tunnel and close shot of the engine emerging from same. Engine driver in cabin. Shot of the track and bridges ahead as taken from the cabin of driver. Another train passes, also taken from driver’s cabin. Shot of the lines speeding past as taken from cabin. Bridge speeding past. CU wheels of engine past camera. Train entering tunnels and shot in same, also shot leaving the tunnel. Shot of scenery through window marked "1st Smoking". Train coming to and passing station. Trees passing camera as the train speeds along. Train passing camera and lines seen from train. Passing through station and over camera.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Environment; Railways; Motor vehicles; Speed records
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- Movietone
- Card file number
- 1785
- Length of story (in feet)
- 128
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