16mm film, original master 'A Visit to Perth Shed'

Filmed in 1960 at Perth shed. Footage shows various locomotives at engine shed, mainly steam, either static or being shunted, includes diesel-electric locomotive D3 'Skiddaw', steam locomotive No. 45366 with three boys in school uniform having a close look at wheels and piston with a railwayman, locomotives No. 55215, No. 64606, No. 44253, No. 61244 'Strang Steel', No. 60909 on turntable, No. 57233, No. 56246, No. 54499, No. 54485, No. 61995, No. 43137 on turntable, No. 54485, locomotives at coal plant and water plant, No. 55173 next to Perth station sign. 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: 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 'A Visit to Perth shed' on title frame on film and on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, 'Scottish shed scenes' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 13 July 1960 on BBC Television.