16mm film, original master 'Steam trains on Shap'

Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Footage of steam goods trains, various shots of freight transport in Shap, Cumbria, filmed from lineside and further, goods trains passing in Shap summit landscape, trains with steam locomotives at front and end, brake vans, goods wagons, oil tanks, open wagons, shunting of coupled steam locomotives, further footage of goods train slowly climbing incline, steam passenger and goods train coming down the incline at speed, goods train with open wagons, goods trains with different types of wagons, landscape shots with steam freight passing, diesel passenger train, railwayman manually operating gate at Scout Green's road crossing, views at the railways from Scout Green, steam goods train passing, steam goods train passing at Shap Summit, end steam locomotive uncoupled whilst in motion, locomotive shunted away, steam passenger train passing at Shap Summit. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 8 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 'Steam trains on Shap' on Railway Roundabout 16mm masters list. Unknown wether this film was made as part of the Railway Roundabout series.