John H L Adams Unknown - 1997

occupation:
Railway photographer
Nationality:
British

John Adams joined the Railway Photographic Society in the mid-1930s. During the war he served as a photographer with the RAF, and eventually formed his own photographic company, which specialised in advertising. In 1951, whilst working with the Tal-y-llyn Railway Preservation Society he first met Patrick Whitehouse (founder of the Millbrook House publishing company). They began a prolific partnership and over the years produced a series of books and magazines, as well as fifty instalments of the 'Railway Roundabout' television series for the BBC.

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Filmed in 1961 at Newton Heath motive power depot in Manchester. Footage of steam locomotives at the depot, shots of British Railways signs 'Newton Heath Motive Power Depot', 'Engine spotters are not allowed in this depot without a permit', include shots of railway staff, turntable in operation, railwaymen emptying ash pit, locomotives featured at depot include No. 45653, 50850, 52230, 45308, 90408, 90123, 51371, 42492, 49508, 52271 and some freight wagons. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Newton Heath Shed'
Filmed in 1962, on the Cambrian line, between London Paddington and Aberystwyth, filmed in England and Wales. Footage of steam locomotive No. 7002 with 'Cambrian Coast Express' train headboard, footage of Leamington Spa station, concourse, passengers, information display about Western Region modernisation, passengers waiting on benches, auto-shop vending machine, No. 7002 Devizes Castle locomotive at platform, railwayman placing 'Cambrian Coast Express' headboard on locomotive, train departing station, train arriving at Banbury station, passing by semaphore signal and passing by signal box, shots taken from railway bridges of express train passing full steam ahead, Shrewsbury station, locomotive No. 7803 'Barcote Manor' with 'Cambrian Coast Express' headboard, fireman placing lamp on locomotive, driver oiling wheels, fireman in coal tank, shunting locomotive, passenger train passing through Shrewsbury station, shunting locomotive No. 7803 into station, Shrewsbury’s Severn Bridge Junction Signal Box filmed in background, shots inside Shrewsbury signal box, signalmen operating levers, Cambrian Coast Express departing station filmed from signal box, Moat Lane junction station, Cambrian Coast train passing by signal box and arriving at station, train departing, Machynlleth station, shots filmed from platform, train passing with Cambrian landscape in background, train led by steam locomotive No. 7313 departing station, two sheep running on parallel tracks adjacent to platform, steam passenger train pulled by No. 82033 departing station, steam passenger train journey through Welsh landscape, Cambrian Express train led by No. 7823 'Hook Norton Manor' steam locomotive arriving at Aberystwyth station, passengers getting off, families, No. 7823 shunted away from station passing near signal box at end of platform. A film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Cambrian Coast Express'
Film made in the early 1960s, in the Republic of Mauritius. Footage of Mauritius Government Railways, a railway on Mauritius, Africa, island in the Indian Ocean. Includes close up shots of steam locomotive No. 15 (built by Sharp Stewart and Co. Limited, Atlas Works, Manchester), shunting of locomotive, passengers boarding carriages, train departing, road crossing gate operated manually, people by lineside, children running on tracks, shots of journey taken from locomotive, steam locomotive No. 73, men refilling coal tank manually, goods train passing, locomotive No. 50, goods train departing headed by locomotive No. 40, signalman with flag near tracks, men filling locomotive No. 22 with wood, locomotives No. 61, No. 62, railcar in background, manual operation of road crossing gate, locomotive No.70 pulling freight train. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Mauritius Government Railways'
Filmed in 1961 on the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway, England. Footage of Great Western Railway diesel railcars, parcel loaded into railcar at station, railcar departing station, Bewdley station sign, railcar stopping at Bewdley station, passengers getting off, signal box, token exchange, sign for Woofferton junction station, express steam train passing through station, steam passenger train stopping at station and departing, railcar arriving at Wooffeerton Junction station, passengers boarding, steam trains coming and going, journey of steam train filmed from lineside, token exchange, Tenbury Wells, signalman working levers in signal box, semaphore signals, steam train stopping at Tenbury Wells, token exchange between driver and signalman, footage of different trains and token exchange at station, railcar filmed from lineside then arriving at station, passengers waiting on platform, railcar W 24 W shunting, passengers boarding. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Bewdley-Tenbury Branch'
Filmed in 1959 in Scotland. Footage of double headed passenger train with steam locomotives, No. 62496 'Glen Loy' and No. 62471 'Glen Falloch'. Shots taken from the lineside showing the locomotives journey to Fort William, shots taken from driver's window and from window at end of the train, train passing over viaducts, under tunnel, through the Highlands landscape and Scottish country stations, arrival at Fort William, view over the harbour, refilling locomotive's water tank, cleaning locomotive, operations on turntable, locomotives set to depart again, return journey filmed from end of the train. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Two Glens to Fort William'
Filmed in 1959 in France. Footage of the French Express train 'Le Mistral', showing steam locomotive led train and electric train. Steam locomotive with 'Mistral' nameplate on front, at Nice-Ville station, driver and fireman in cab, shots taken from the driver's cab window and inside the cab, train journey along the Mediterranean coast, views of the beach, passing over viaduct, Marseille Saint Charles station, Avignon station, Lyon Perrache station, shots of 'Mistral' electric train, railway level crossing, Macon station, interior shots of kitchen and dining car. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the master film reel, colour (original footage shot by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse) and black and white (footage reused from pre-existing SNCF film), silent. Duration: 7 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Le Mistral: Nice to Paris'
Filmed in 1961 at Seaton Junction station, on the West of England mainline. Footage of traffic passing through the station, including non-stop passenger trains passing through the station, passenger trains stopping and departing, steam locomotive shunting, shots of Seaton Junction station sign, exchange of token, locomotives filmed include No. 30048, 30667, 34071 '601 Squadron', 30845 coupled to 30843, 34068, also shots of diesel electric locomotive, coupling of carriage, semaphore signal. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour (one shot in black and white), silent. Duration: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Seaton Junction'
Filmed in 1961 on Bala and Festiniog Railway (standard gauge), Snowdonia, Wales. Footage of British Transport Commission British Railways public notice board, notice of closure of Frongoch, Arenig and Blaeneau Ffestiog (Central) stations on 28 January 1961, shot of a map of North Wales, footage of Bala station, passengers waiting on platform, arrival of SLS special double headed train pulled by locomotives No.4645 and No. 8791, locomotives water refill at water tank, various shots of the train journey filmed from the lineside and further, train passing through Welsh landscape, Arenig signal box, semaphore signal, train arriving at station, water tank refill, continuing journey with shots taken from the top of the locomotive, view over tracks and landscape, photographers and observers occasionally seen on the lineside, passing over Cwm Prysor viaduct, Trawsfynydd station, arrival at Bala station, crowds watching the train, taking pictures, close-up shots of the locomotive, waving goodbye at the two locomotives leaving station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Last Train From Bala to Blaenau Ffestiniog'
Filmed in May 1961 at Marylebone Goods Yard, London. Footage of Marylebone Exhibition held for the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Locomotive Engineers. Footage features the exhibition's entrance arch, vehicles, diesel, electric and steam locomotives exhibited, 1000 Midland Compound, Mallard, No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester, D867 Zenith Warship class, dynamometer car, E3059, D9003, GT3 (English Electric built Gas turbine locomotive), detailed shots inside GT3 driver's cabin, 92220 Evening Star. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Marylebone Exhibition'
Filmed in 1961 at Shrewsbury station. Footage of Shrewsbury station signs, platform, steam passenger train arriving, steam locomotive No. 7025 'Sudeley Castle' shunting, coupled to train, fitted with 'Cambrian Coast Express' nameplate, train departing station, arrivals and departures of steam trains, electric multiple unit (EMU), shunting, including shots of steam locomotives No. 42389, No. 1017 'County of Hereford', No. 9657, No. 7815, No. 6018, young trainspotters on platform watching trains passing, some shots featuring Shrewsbury’s Severn Bridge Junction signal box in the background. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'A Day at Shrewsbury Station'
Filmed in 1960 in Newcastle, England. Footage of diesel and steam locomotives, passenger and freight traffic at Newcastle station. Shots of steam locomotive No. 68723 pushing freight, shunting of diesel electric locomotive D264, D264 pulling passenger train departing from station, various steam locomotives shunting and pulling goods and passenger trains departing or arriving at station, including No. 60127, No. 65033, No. 60521, No. 68728, No. 68680 pushing Royal Mail carriage, No. 64923, No 60036 pulling 'The Queen of Scots' train, No. 65838, No. 68723. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Trains at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne'

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