16mm film, original master 'Two Glens to Fort William'

Filmed in 1959 in Scotland. Footage of double headed passenger train with steam locomotives, No. 62496 'Glen Loy' and No. 62471 'Glen Falloch'. Shots taken from the lineside showing the locomotives journey to Fort William, shots taken from driver's window and from window at end of the train, train passing over viaducts, under tunnel, through the Highlands landscape and Scottish country stations, arrival at Fort William, view over the harbour, refilling locomotive's water tank, cleaning locomotive, operations on turntable, locomotives set to depart again, return journey filmed from end of the train. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

This film is part of the Railway Roundabout collection donated by the makers of the programme, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. They produced films on contemporary British and foreign railways for the BBC Children's programme 'Railway Roundabout, broadcast monthly between 1958 and 1962 on BBC Television. The commentary was created and broadcast live, so the original films in the collection are silent. The Railway Roundabout collection includes the original masters, prints, some offcuts and working material for Railway Roundabout programmes as well as other films (non-Railway Roundabout) made by the John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and a small number of films made by others. The collection also includes the original un-edited audio recordings made between 1960 and 1965 by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for the BBC radio programme Railway Roundup. Additionally, John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse were both photographers, their respective photographic collections are held by the National Railway Museum. This film is titled 'Two Glens to Fort William' on title frame on film, on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 13 July 1959 on BBC Television. There is a shorter black and white edited version of the film (see 1981-7148)