16mm film, original master 'Saltley Shed 1959'

Filmed in 1959 at Saltley Shed, West Midlands. Footage shows locomotives 43599, 44179, 42756, 73143, 45656 'Cochrane', 48195, 92248, 92150, locomotives shunting, coal plant, railway man oiling wheels, close-up shots of wheels, drivers and firemen. 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: 4 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 'Saltley Shed 1959' on title frame on film, 'A Visit to Saltley Shed' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 18 May 1960 on BBC Television.