16mm film, original master 'Cromford & High Peak Railway'

Filmed in 1960 on the Cromford and High Peak Railway in Derbyshire. The film follows the journey of freight on the Cromford and High Peak Railway, including detail shots of shunting and hauling operations at the inclines. Footage of goods train pulled by steam locomotive, signalman at High Peak Junction signal box, railwaymen, various shots of freight and passenger trains filmed from lineside, locomotive 68034 being coupled to goods train, railwayman attaching wagon to cable at first incline, hauling of freight wagons by steel cable on the incline, filmed from lineside and from wagon going up the incline., close-up shots of the cable system, locomotive 47007 at tope of incline being couple with freight wagons and continuing journey, close-up shot of safety notice board for railway staff working on the incline, second incline, wagon attached to cable by railwayman, wagons hauled up and down the incline, refill of locomotive's water tank, locomotive coupled to freight wagons, continuing journey, steam locomotive hauling wagons up incline (single line), signs showing degrees of incline, railwayman operating single line lever. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 8 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 'Cromford and High Peak' on title frame on film, 'Cromford & High Peak Railway' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, 'A visit to Cromford and the High Peak' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 15 June 1960 on BBC Television.