16mm film, original master 'T9s to Tavistock'

Filmed in 1959 on the railway in Devon. Footage of Tavistock North station, train led by steam locomotive No. 30715 arriving at station with green livery carriages, footage of the journey filmed from lineside and from on board through driver's cab window, train passing through several stations including Okehampton, locomotive uncoupled from carriage, locomotive 30313 pulling train, Atlantic Coast Express train led by locomotive No. 34058 passing through station, coupling of green livery carriages at station for The Atlantic coast Express, train led by 34058 departing station. Shots of 30715 at engine yard, cleaning, emptying ash box, joined by 30313. 30338 departing with green livery carriage, stop for water tank refill, shots of driver's cab. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 7 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 'T.9s to Tavistock' on title frame on film and on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, and 'T.9 from Tavistock' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 18 May 1960 on BBC Television.