16mm film, original master 'Midland Compound 1000'

Filmed in 1959 on Midland railway. Footage of steam locomotive No. 41000, stripped boiler in engine shed, repair work on locomotive, railway men doing repairs and inspections on different parts of the locomotive (ash box, wheels, driver's cab), cleaning and polishing, applying Midland railway coat of arms, repaired 1000 locomotive shunted out of the shed, exterior photo shoot of the locomotive, crowds watching, locomotive on turntable in engine shed, locomotive arriving and departing station with crowd watching, locomotive running on the lines with shots taken from the window at from of the train, passing through stations, 'SLS Golden Jubilee M.R. Compound Special' sign at the back of the train, Derby Midland station, Sheffield Midland, fireman breaking down coal in coal tank, crowd observing locomotive up close at stations, close-up shots of details on locomotive. 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: 9 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 'The Story of Midland Compound No.1000' on title frame on film, 'Midland Compound 1000' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and 'Midland Compound No. 1000 runs again' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 30 September 1959 on BBC Television.