Original 8mm amateur film, reel 66, railway footage

Original 8mm colour footage, silent, filmed in May 1966. 25 feet reel. Footage likely features class A4 steam locomotives.

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.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2008-8164/66
Materials:
cellulose acetate, plastic (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 120 mm x 100 mm x 10 mm,
type:
8 mm film