16mm film, original master 'Kirtley Johnson & Co.'

Filmed in 1960 in Derbyshire. Footage of four Midland Railway engines coupled together (including No. 1000, No. 158A, No. 118) pulled by No. 1000 touring on the former Midland Railway Wirksworth branch line, signalman holding token from signal box, token taken by driver, passing Duffield station, man signing autograph for children at station, engines departing, Shottle station, engines continuing journey, large crowd gathered at Wirkworth station to watch engines arriving, many children in crowd. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 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 'Kirtley Johnson & Co.' on title frame on film, 'Kirtley, Johnson & Company' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, titled 'Kirtley, Johnson, and Co.' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 25 April 1962 on BBC Television.