16mm film, original master 'Narrow Gauge Electric The Brunig Line Swiss Federal Railways'

Filmed in 1960 on the Brunig line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB CFF) in Switzerland. Footage of Interlaken Ost railway station, narrow gauge electric trains at station, coupling of electric locomotive to carriage, shots of platform with passengers, porter, horse-drawn carriage, shots of different electric locomotives, close-up shot of pantograph, journey filmed from carriage's window, views over Swiss landscape, lakes and Swiss Alps, lineside shots of trains passing, level crossing in operation in village, Brienz station, Meiringen station, shunting steam locomotive No. 1067, electric train passing through station, continuing journey filmed from carriage's window, passengers looking at of the windows, stop at Brunig-Hasliberg station, journey continues, level crossing, Lungern station, passengers boarding, various shots of electric train continuing journey passing through Swiss villages, Giswil station, shots showing some railway staff at statin, shunting of electric locomotive, close-up shots of tracks, overhead electric lines, coupling electric locomotives, signalman in signal box, level crossing, signalman on tracks, train continuing journey, arrival at Luzern station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 12 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 'Narrow Gauge Electric The Brunig Line Swiss Federal Railways' on title frame on film, 'The Brunig Line (Switzerland)' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and 'The Brunig Line from Lucerne to Interlaken' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 9 May 1961 on BBC Television.