Original 8mm amateur film, reel 73, railway footage, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
- PART OF:
- Arnott-Brown Collection
- Made:
- 1960-1964 in United Kingdom
Original 8mm colour footage, silent, filmed in 1964. 25 feet reel. Footage likely filmed on the Somerset and Dorset Joint railway line and featuring Highbridge and Evercreech Junction.
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:
- 2008-8164/73
- Materials:
- cellulose acetate, plastic (unidentified) and cardboard
- Measurements:
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overall:
- type:
- 8 mm film