8mm amateur film 'Bournemouth shed' by David Hodge

Made:
1965-1967 in Bournemouth

Two 8mm 400 feet film reel, edited film titled ' Bournemouth shed No. 1' and ' Bournemouth shed No. 2', made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge. The filmmaker filmed most of the footage when he worked at Bournemouth Motive Power Depot, between December 1965 and July 1967. Colour and silent footage.

8mm 400 feet film reel, edited film titled ' Bournemouth shed No. 1', made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge. The filmmaker filmed most of the footage when he worked at Bournemouth Motive Power Depot, between December 1965 and July 1967. Colour and silent footage. This is part 1 of 2 of the 'Bournemouth shed' film. Film shows 35012 coming on shed after bringing in down Bournemouth Belle; Running Foreman and turning gang; Coal; Crane; Fireman breaking lumps of coal in tender; 34034; August Bank Holiday 1966; Standing in pit of 34032; Stainer Class 5 in lifting road; 34040/34032; 34057 passed by up Pined Express; Ash wagon; Buffer moving; Loading ashes into wagon; Long pit being cleared; Sand furnace; Filling sandboxes on 34015; Steam Raiser putting up wood for light up; Blow down pit; using pneumatic tube cleaner in the Liftin Road; Spark Arrester (parrot cage); 76 class; fire lighting in Dec 1966; using water treatment briquettes; staff working; shedman’s mess; 34001 derailed; shots of rerailment of loco and tender; preparing turntable and turning 73020; Shunting; 34093 in Lifting Road; 34004 being cleaned; 41320; 35012 coming to shed; Boiler Washouts; Boiler inspection; 34071; Class 5; fire dropping; Lord Dowding; 35012; 34040; footplate;

8mm amateur film 'Bournemouth shed No. 1' by David Hodge

1965-1967
8mm 400 feet film reel, edited film titled ' Bournemouth shed No. 2' made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge. The filmmaker filmed most of the footage when he worked at Bournemouth Motive Power Depot, between December 1965 and July 1967. Colour and silent footage. This is part 2 of 2 of the 'Bournemouth shed' film. Film shows- Trolleybus; Christchurch Road; Engine cleaning; Coal train being shunted; 34005; shovelling ashes; 80000 class; 4498 at bottom of climb from Christchurch to Bournemouth; Fitter working on 34047’s injectors; 35007; 34040 draws belle stock out of station; Fitter removing injector cones; 34047 and 34018 outside shed; Signalman leaving box for token; Brockenhurst; Lamport and Holt; 35026; New Forest, Woodfindley Curve; washout sequence; 76 Class; Coal wagons; Fitter in pit; sumulating engine passing over; engine crew being issued with new electric age uniforms; Embassy-last summer for operation 1966; clearing out smokebox; 35012 come on shed after bringin down the Belle and is being given a quick turnaround before taking Belle up again; Lord Dowding; footplate views on 34102 Lapford.

8mm amateur film 'Bournemouth shed No. 2' by David Hodge

1965-1967

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2021-1574
type:
film reel

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