16mm film, original master 'Italian Narrow Gauge in the Dolomites'

Filmed in 1959 on Val Gardena Railway in the Dolomites, Northern Italy. Footage taken from on board, from the front of the train, shots taken from the lineside, maintenance on locomotive, footage taken on board running train from carriage's window and from locomotive, train passing in Dolomites mountains landscape, train passing through various road crossings, some with gates or level crossings and others without, passing various stations (Ortesei St Ulrich, Plan). A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, 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 'Italian Narrow Gauge in the Dolomites: The Val Gardina Railway' on title frame on film, 'The Val Gardina (Italian Narrow Gauge)' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and 'Narrow Gauge in the Dolomites' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 30 September 1959 on BBC Television.