16mm film, original master 'Reseau du Vivarais'

Filmed in 1961 on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. Footage of French railways CFD Reseau du Vivarais, diesel multiple unit arriving at station, La Voulte-sur-Rhone station, sign 'Direction du Cheylard St Agreve', CFD railcar, footage of railcar journey through mountain landscape, variosu models of railcars filmed. Steam locomotive coming out of shed, emptying ash box, shunting locomotive No. 401, coupling locomotive to freight carriages, coupling carriages, steam locomotive pushing passenger train, steam train at St Agreve station, passengers at station, lineside shot of train journey. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

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. This film is titled 'Reseau du Viverais' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list and 'Metre Gauge on the Vivarais' on BBC Programme Index. First broadcast on 14 July 1961 on BBC Television.