Original sound recording 'The East Fife Rail Tour'
Original sound recording on 1/4 inch reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape, recorded by John Burnie in the 1960s. Sound of a steam train including whistles, puffing and breaks screaming.
John Burnie (1946-2009) was an engineer and a lifelong railway enthusiast. He was a member of the Scottish Railway Preservation Society and he contributed to the development of the Scottish Railway Museum at Bo’ness, where he became a curator. The films and sound recordings were made mostly in the 1960s, when John and his father travelled around the UK on steam trains and John made films of these journeys.
Details
- Category:
- Sound Recordings
- Object Number:
- 2019-509/7
- Materials:
- cardboard, plastic (unidentified) and magnetic tape
- credit:
- Burnie, Ann
