16mm film, original master 'Jones Goods'

Filmed in 1961 on the Highland Railway. Footage of steamer 'Lochmor' and steamer harbour signs, Highland Railway steam locomotive No. 103 coming out of shed, railwaymen oiling wheels, cleaning and polishing locomotive, locomotive on turntable, Kyle of Lochalsh station, locomotive No. 103 pulling cattle wagon and passenger carriages, departing station, views over harbour in background, filmed from lineside, shots of the train passing through Highland landscape, shots of journey taken from locomotive, Achnashellach station, journey continues, token exchange at Achnasheen station, Achanalt station, Garve station, arrival at Dingwall, man and young child looking at engine and talking with crew, child on footplate for a ride, coupling locomotive to another engine, train departing. 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: 10 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 'Jones Goods' on title frame on film, 'The Jones Goods from Kyle to Dingwall' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list, titled 'Jones Goods to the Kyle' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 23 May 1962 on BBC Television.