U-matic S videotapes ‘Redmire Limestone Quarry train'

Made:
1992-12-10

Video footage taken on 10 December 1992 in Redmire and Northallerton, North Yorkshire, shunting operations (some of it done by gravity), train operations and return to Northallerton. 2 tapes. Tape 1 of 2: Limestone traffic at Redmire, train arrival, shunting operations, tape 2 of 2: Limestone traffic at Redmire, shunting operations, return train at Northallerton station. Material edited into 'F.N.R.M. Archive Magazine'. Low band, unedited original camera tapes. Colour, sound. Duration: 20 minutes maximum each

This videotape is part of the a collection of video recordings commissioned by the Friends of the National Railway Museum in the 1980s and 1990s and made by John Spencer Gilks and Gavin Mist. The series of footage intended to be part of ‘FNRM Archive’, a video archive of railway operation at the time, with an emphasis on signalling (level crossings, signal boxes, semaphore signals), also capturing traffic and operations on specific lines prior to their closure. In addition, the series includes a complete record of the restauration work on the 'Duchess of Hamilton' 4-6-2 Coronation class, No 6229, between 1986 and 1990.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2023-305
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), polyester and magnetic layer
Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 130 mm x 30 mm,
type:
videotapes