16mm film, original master 'Butler Henderson at Romiley'

Filmed in 1961. Footage of No. 62660 Butler Henderson steam locomotive in Romiley, Greater Manchester, England. Footage filmed from lineside, locomotive No. 90246 pulling Great Central locomotive No. 506 'Butler Henderson', shunting No. 90246 and coupling to brake van, shunting No. 90246 and coupling to Butler Henderson, shot of railcar passing by, No. 90246 shunting Butler Henderson, close-up shots of stationary Butler Henderson, No. 90246 shunting Butler Henderson. 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: 4 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 'Butler Henderson' on title frame on film, 'Butler Henderson' at Romiley' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list. Not found on BBC Programme Index. Unknown if this film was broadcast.