Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot mostly in Southern England in 1961 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Footage documenting route through shots of station signs: Barcombe Mills, Sheffield Park, Hurst Green, Salisbury, Templecombe, Peterborough, Westerham. Film is shot primarily from lineside, with some shots from railway bridges. Shot of railway staff opening level crossing. Shot from lineside of driver in SR Maunsell N-Class 31400. Shot of passengers watching A1X 0-6-0T 55 'Stepney' pass by. Shot of SECR P Class No. 27 "Primrose" pulling into Sheffield Park station. At Hurst Green, several short shots of various steam locomotives passing through (due to speed and quality, unable to identify). Shot of BR Class BR4 76061 waiting at platform. Shot of crew replenishing water supply on ‘Stepney’ steam locomotive. Shots from platform of various passenger, steam locomotives arriving and departing. Shot of passengers boarding from platform. Shot of a family with children sat in the grass at lineside watching diesel-electric and steam locomotives pass by. Shot of cars passing through the Euston Arch (a year before its demolition). Shot of man jumping over gate at lineside and walking towards the camera. Shot of holidaymakers on the beach as a steamship passes by in the distance.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2006-7009/2
Materials:
cellulose acetate, plastic (unidentified) and cardboard
Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm,
type:
8 mm film