16mm film, original master 'Western Region 45XX Tanks'

Filmed in 1959 on the Great Western Railway line, between Brent and Kingsbridge. Footage of steam passenger train departing station, station sign 'Brent Change for Kingsbridge Branch (For Salcombe)', shunting of locomotive 5558 at station, moved from front to end of train, departing station, Cara Bridge station, Loddiswell station, Kingsbridge station, shunting of locomotive 5573 for water tank refill, close-up shots of locomotive, 5558 pushing passenger train into station, lineside shots of locomotive pulling train (with red carriages), station sign 'Brent change for main line trains'. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

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 'Western Region 45XX Tanks' on title frame on film and on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, '45XX Tank to Kingsbridge' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 16 March 1960 on BBC Television.