Original 8mm colour footage, silent, filmed in August 1975 in Shildon. 25 feet reel. Footage content: shots of locomotives prior to their entry into the public display section. Each locomotive is stopped by a man with a flag before being allowed to proceed. The locomotives featured are: 4F 4027, Black 5 5000, 5051 Drysllwyn Castle, 925 Cheltenham, LMS 0-6-0 tank engine 7298, National Coal Board Robert, BR 2-6-0 43106 and GWR 0-6-0T 3205

This film is part of a collection of 150 8mm films made by John Arnott-Brown, railway enthusiast and amateur filmmaker. John Arnott-Brown filmed the railways in the United Kingdom, mostly steam, between 1960 and 1982. A few films include footage of railways abroad, especially Europe (e.g. Portugal, Spain). The collection includes 5 larger 400 feet reels of edited footage, whilst the rest of the collection is made of small 50 feet reels of unedited footage.