16mm film, original master 'Southampton Docks & Southern Region Engines'

Filmed in 1962. Footage filmed at Southampton Docks, freight wagons, steam passenger train, steam freight train, Solent University building in background, steam locomotives at water plant, shunting locomotive No. 73089, railwaymen near tracks, locomotive shunted to coal plant, shots of ocean line RMS Queen Elizabeth docked next to dockside cranes, two persons painting RMS Queen Elizabeth, steam goods train pulling away, steam goods train taken under dockside cranes, front of Channel Island, Havre ferry booking office, passenger train pulled by Southern Railways Battle of Britain class locomotive No. 34063 '229 Squadron' departing docks, goods train pulled by steam locomotive No. 30071, shunting of locomotive No. 30067, Battle of Britain class locomotive No. 34075 '264 Squadron' departing from Southampton Ocean Terminal, front of Southampton Ocean Terminal building, steam train arriving at terminal, shunting of locomotive No. 30074, locomotive No. 30069 pulling goods wagons, No. 30067. Followed by footage of Southern Railways locomotives, various unknown Southern Region locations, includes shunting locomotive No. 30863 'Lord Rodney', coupling steam locomotives No. 31326 and No. 32472, shunting chain of 5 locomotives, including No.31768, No. 31326, shunting of various locomotives separately, including, No. 30937 'Epsom', No. 31271, No. 35019 on turntable briefly, No. 35003, No. 34077 '603 Squadron', No. 32473, No. 32640, No. 32636, steam passenger trains departing and arriving at station, including RCTS train pulled by No. 80154, shunting No. 80153 to water plant, train pulled by No. 32424 'Beachy Head' passing through station, close-up shots of stationary 'Beachy Head', close-up shots of stationary D5377 Brighton Works locomotive, No. 30048 pulling passenger train, footage from on board diesel multiple unit in driver's cab and DMU filmed from lineside with steam locomotive coupled at end, No.35044 pulling passenger train, train pulled by Battle of Britain class locomotive departing station, passenger train pulled by No. 30830 arriving at station. 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.

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. No title frame, titled 'Southampton Docks & Southern Region Engines' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list. Not found on BBC Programme Index. Unknown if this film was broadcast.