16mm film, original master 'The Birth of a Cuneo'

Filmed in 1960 on Talyllyn railway, in Wales. Footage of Towyn Pendre (Tywyn) station, Talyllyn steam locomotive, narrow gauge steam train departing, manual operation of railway gate crossing, train journey filmed from the lineside, railway posters at station, painter Terrence Cuneo observing and drawing 'Talyllyn' steam locomotive, locomotive pulling carriages, Terrence Cuneo observing and boarding footplate, train backing onto viaduct near Dolgoch station, Terrence Cuneo discussing with two men, Terrence Cuneo installing his easel and starting painting on the lineside, close-up shots of 'Talyllyn' locomotive and of painting in the making, train stationary at station, Terrence Cuneo getting on footplate, train departing, shot of Terrence Cuneo putting final touch on painting in his own garden. 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 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 'The Birth of a Cuneo' on title frame on film and on BBC Programme Index, and 'The Birth of a Cuneo (Talyllyn)' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list. First broadcast on 15 August 1962 on BBC Television.