16mm film, original master 'Marylebone Exhibition'

Filmed in May 1961 at Marylebone Goods Yard, London. Footage of Marylebone Exhibition held for the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Locomotive Engineers. Footage features the exhibition's entrance arch, vehicles, diesel, electric and steam locomotives exhibited, 1000 Midland Compound, Mallard, No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, D867 Zenith Warship class, dynamometer car, E3059, D9003, GT3 (English Electric built Gas turbine locomotive), detailed shots inside GT3 driver's cabin, 92220 Evening Star. 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: 3 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 'Marylebone Exhibition' on title frame on film, 'Marylebone Exhibition (Inst. Loco. Engineers)' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and 'Locomotive Engineers' Exhibition at Marylebone' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 4 July 1961 on BBC Television.