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'Build a Better Burger' Game

1984-1986
BBC Recording service label, Double chimney Clun Castle No. 7029, 1/10 [work/Pch], Reel No. 1, user: PBW, 10/04/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving [Worsham] ; Take 2: Leaving Evesham ; Tak e3: Climbing to summit Camden Bank ; Take 4: Leaving Moreton-in-Marsh (Gloucestershire) / Location: West Midlands and South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '7029 Clun Castle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 Merthyr-Brecon, Reel No. 1, User: J. Adams, 02/04/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving Merthyr ; Take 2 (ticked): Climbing to Pontsticill ; Take 3: Leaving Brecon ; Take 4 (ticked): Leaving Talybont ; Take 5 (ticked): Climbing to Torpantau ; Take 6 (ticked): Leaving Pontsticill for Dowlais ; Take 7 (ticked): Leaving Pontsticill for Merthyr / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 Merthyr to Brecon'

1964
Handwritten on case: 06/06/1962, Diesels at Leicester 1 ; John Adams ; 7 1/2 ips ; Leicester London road / Detail of tracks on case: 1, D70 11:55 Thames-Clyde ; 2, MU Nuneaton ; 3, 41228 Shunts van arrives on 10:25 [ex] ; 4, D161 [St Pancras] at 11:57 leaves for [Mendlesham] ; 5, D161 at 12:21 leaves [...] ; 6, 41428 [...] ; 7, D157 leaves on 12:40 for London ; 8, 41228 leaves [...] ; 9, Midland Pullman arrives 12:45 ; 10, D5388 leaves 12:55 [...] stopping

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Diesels at Leicester'

1962
Handwritten note on case is crossed over: Vale of Rheidol

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[untitled]'

BBC Recording service label, User John Adams, 26/09/1964 ; E ; Take 1. TR Special Talerddig bank (4555 and Manor) ; 2. Welshpool shunting (Llanfair) ; 3. Welshpool leaving Llanfair ; 4. Welshpool [approach and pass] ; 6. Welshpoll approach Castle Caereinion ; Welshpool locomotive 'Earl'

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Welshpool & Llanfair'

1964
Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by two 0-6-0 PTs ; 5

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Swansea-Shrewsbury, reel No. 2, User: PBW, 17/09/1963 ; Take 1: 45577 on 6.25pm Swansea to Shrewsbury mail [coming a hendlamps] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Swansea to Shrewsbury'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Cardiff/Merthyr, 6606, Tape No. 1, user: PBW, 02/05/1964 ; Takes 1-2: Leaving Cardiff General to main line [l…] Cardiff Queen Street ; Takes 3-6: Slowly for Abercynon and climbs to Quakers Yard, Pause at Quackers Yard to [check] for passengers and then away to Merthyr, Arrival at Merthyr / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Cardiff/Merthyr 6606'

1958-1968
BBC Recording service label, Chalford Glos, Reel No. 2, user: PBW, 24/10/1964 ; Take 1: 1458 + Two [trailers] + 1 […ilor] ; Takes 2-4: Chalford ([…] 5.57 in 6.09) train leaves and engine runs [unused]. Train returns to station. Train departs / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Chalford Gloucestershire'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 'wants rewind - Please preserve the whole of this tape for Railway Roundabout' note in red ink ; Takes 1-5: Ravenglass-Eskdale effects, including start, start whistle, from engine, [wke], stop for [water], arrival, bridge, working / Location: North West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Ravenglass and Eskdale effects'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: Tyseley open day, 28/09/1969

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Tyseley Open Day'

1969
BBC Recording service label, 16/08/1962 ; Take 1: Knighton to Sugar Loaf Tunnel ; handwritten on the back: 1. Train [slowly f... rest] at Knighton ; 2. Train approach [from …] ; 3. [Ready summit of L.. entering] tunnel with whistle ; 4. [Start for rest from Llenntel Wells] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Knighton to Sugar Loaf tunnel'

1962
Handwritten on case: A journey from Reading to Redhill on 11:05am EX Reading locomotive 2-6-0 N class No. 31858 on 02/01/1965 ; 7 1/2 ips, full track ; 39

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Reading to Redhill'

1965
BBC Recording service label, reel 2 ; NBR [North British Railway?] ; 25

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate + polyester base) 'NBR'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington [branch], Reel No. 1, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Stationmaster Lewis Jones ; Take 2: Shunting at Leominster ; Take 3: Leaving Leomintser ; Take 4: Leaving after [detonator protection] ; Take 5: Stopping for gate at Waterloo Crossing ; Take 6: Leaving Waterloo crossing from Brake van / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington Branch, Reel No. 3, User: PBW, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Kington shunting ; Take 2: Leaving and [joinging to Presteigne] ; Takes 3-4: Leaving Kington an climbing to Titley Junction / Location: West Midlands, England (Wales border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964
BBC Recording service label, S&DJR (Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway), leaving Bath Junction, [near] Chilcompton and on footplate / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway]'

1958-1968
BBC Recording service label, 'M', Reel No. 2 ; Take 1: 2.15 [ex] Porthmadog [me] ME [aming] Minffordd ; Take 2: Blanche from Tan-y-Bwlch [aiming Minffordd] ; Take 3: ME leaving Minffordd ; Take 4: Prince leaving Porthmadog ; Take 5: ME [arriving] Tan-y-Bwlch / Red crosses marking take 3 / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Ffestiniog railway]'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Last two LNWR engines in service SLS Special 49430 and 49371, User: PBW, 12/12/1964 ; Take 1: Two 0-8-0s on Soho Bank 49430 and 49371 and 10 ; Take 2: 44575 [… with freight 20 waggons] ; Take 3: 48592 on coal train 30 waggons 44696 [down] ; Take 4: Two 0-8-0s coming up again ; Take 5: [Leaving Saltley] ; Take 6: Climbing up to Camp Hill, Starts after taking water at Camp Hill, running towards Lifford ; Note on top of case: "To J.A 26/12/1964" / Reel on spool is not lengthy / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Last two LNWR engines in service'

1964
Handwritten on case: Track [I.2], Brienz-Rothorn / Switzerland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Brienz-Rothorn'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: 2, sleeper

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Sleeper 2'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, A4 60004 'William Whitelaw', Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 14/06/1963 ; Take 1: Leaving Aberdeen ; Take 2 (marked with red ink): Stonehaven ; Take 3: Forfar ; Take 4: Perth ; Take 5 (marked with red ink): Stirling ; Take 6: Running into Glasgow / Location: Scotland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'A4 60004 'William Whitelaw''

1963
BBC Recording service label, City of Hereford, Reel No. 3 / Empty spool in case

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" case 'City of Hereford'

Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by 0-6-0 PT and 2-10-0 Class 9F ; 4

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Cambrian Coast Talyllyn, user: PBW, 13-14/08/1964 ; Take 1: 6367 on 7.35pm Towyn to Pwllheli [leaving Towyn] ; Take 2: 80105 on [moving[ goods enter Towyn ; Take 3: 6367 on Cambrain Coast Express 10.01 by Towyn ; Take 4: TR No.4 on 10.25am [leaving Towyn] ; Take 5: BR 80099 2.05pm Towyn to Barmouth / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Cambrian Coast Talyllyn'

1958-1967
BBC Recording service label, 2236 and 80029, Reel No. 2, User: PBW, 28/03/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving Porthmadog (Portmadog) to [Backrod (passing)] ; Take 2: Return Minffordd (leaving) ; Take 3: Leving Llanbedr and Pensarn ; Takes 4-5: 80029 leabing Llwyngwril, 82026 running down into Aberdovey (Aberdyfi) at 4.50 pm and passing 2236 ; Take 6: 2236 starting out of Aberdovey and climbing towards Penhelig into 2.35 pm ex Barmouth / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '2236 and 80029'

1958-1968
Handwritten on case: SLS farewell to LNWR locomotives (two super Gs Nos. 49430 and 49361) ; 12/12/1964 ; 40 ; 1/1, 7 1/2 ips, CCIR ; Tape in very sticky condition / Take 1. Train arriving at New street station ; 2. Train leaving New street station ; 3. Train climbing Soho bank ; 4. Train arriving at Aldridge station ; 5. Train leaving Aldridge station ; 6. Climbing bank to Baddesley colliery (49361 at front and 49430 at rear) ; 7. Leaving Saltley ; 8. Climbing bank to Camp Hill ; 9. Starting from Camp Hill after taking water ; 10. Passing Cartland road ; 11. Arriving at New street

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'SLS farewell to LNWR locomotives'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. 7802 Oswestry, User: PBW, 17/01/1965 ; Take 1: 7802 on last train [Walport] ; Take 2: Whitchurch to Oswestry ; Take 3: Running round / Location: South England, West Midlands, England (Wales border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '7802 on last train'

1965
Handwritten on case: I.O.W [Isle of Wight] ; 7 1/2 ips one track only ; I.O.W II [tape 2] / Detail of tracks on case: A: Leaving Ventnor (up), B: leaving Wroxall (up), C: [F… R…] (up), D: leaving Shanklin (up), E: leaving Sandown (up), F: boat arrival […] Ryde, G: train [… …] Ryde

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Isle of Wight'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. FR + GW, Reel No. 1, user: PBW, 02/08/1964 ; Take 1: Prince entering Minffordd ; Take 2: ME entering Minffordd ; Take 3: BR + Prince + ME leaving Minffordd ; Take 4: Prince entering Porthmadog and shunting ; Take 5: Blanche leaving Porthmadog 3pm ; Take 6: 7818 on Talerddig, Ditto leaving Caersws / Small mould on tape / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'FR + GW'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 16/09/1963 ; Newcastle Central station ; Take 1. J72 [… movement] ; 2. [N/Cle - Newcastle] […] ; 24

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Newcastle Central station'

1963
Handwritten on case: Severn + Wye ; John Adams ; 6

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Severn & Wye'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Last 2 North Western Engines in Service, SLS Specil 49430 + 49371, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 12/12/1964 ; Take 1: Running down from Five Ways to New Street (marked with cross, with note: To JA 26/12/1964); Take 2: Leaving New Street ; Take 3: Signal check at Perry Barr ; Take 4: General constant running ; Take 5: Perry Barr to Bescot / Damaged tape on side of spool / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Last two North Western engines in service'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 16/08/1962 ; Take 1: Craven Arms leaving ; Take 2: Enroute to x ; Take 3: Shunting at Buckwell ; 'Rewind' / Location: West Midlands, England (Wales Border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Craven Arms + Buckwell]'

1962
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, No2 ; Take 1: Sounds on train ; Takes 3-6: Finishing at Millee with passengers leaving train to go up to village for festivities / Location: Greece

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Milee station]'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 SLS Excursion, Reel No.2, user: PBW, 13/06/1964 ; Take 1: Wombourne Branch entering Wombourne + tablet + running + over run!! ; Take 2: Leaving Wombourne, [then] climbing ; Take 3: [Dropping] tablet Baggeridge Junction ; Take 4: Stourbridge Junction for [Worcester] / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 SLS Excursion'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 18206, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 24/08/1963 ; Takes 1-4: Joining for Calais (Ville) to Lille on Footplate of SNCF, Pacific 231 E 21 on Calais-Lyss car sleeper ; 3 records / Location: France (and Switzerland)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Callais, Lille (SNCF, France), Calais to Lyss (Switzerland)'

1958-1966
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. Railway Roundabout, user: PW/DM, Aug [m…], Stomport end ; Bewdley Miscellaneous Tape 1 ; NGW 1/3 [with … signals, 61xx leaving Bewdley slowly for tablet and any - bells at box, Den Diesel MUS], GW railcar W23W, 36xx Pannier and 41xx double loaded, Black 5 train to Southport, 61xx leaving / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Bewdley miscellaneous'

1958-1964
Handwritten note on case: For Mr Whitehouse, 7 1/2 ips, Q. Mother at University

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" (acetate base) 'Queen Mother at University'

1958-1964
Various handwritten notes crossed over on case / Handwritten note: [Idonea] - Soups 18/10/1971 ; Severn and Wye, 4079 [Beoyul] / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Severn and Wye 4079'

1971
BBC Recording service label, Hereford-Newport, Reel No. 3, User: PBW, 26/04/1964 ; Takes 1-2: Leaving Hereford shed and climbing towards tram Inn Box (Signal box) ; Takes 3-4: Climbing up to Llanvihangel from [clerk by ganger with red flag] ; Take 5: - relaying [driver/ganger (?)] at Llanvihangel station ; Take 6: Restart after dropping ganger and signalman / Location: West Midlands, England and Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Hereford to Newport'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Railway [Roundup], Reel No. 3, User John Adams, 29/06/1963 ; 3 ; Bluebell Railway, journey from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes behind SECR No. 27 ; 14min 10sec

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Railway [Roundup]'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 03/04/1964 ; 31 ; District Engineer Saloon ; Journey between Shrewsbury and Saltley with Mr Rees the district engineer, 11 bands including 2min35sec interview

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'District engineer saloon'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4472 Flying Scotsman, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 12/09/1964 ; Take 1: Soho Road (Bank?) Birmingham Standard Class 5 climbing ; Take 2: Soho Road Birmingham, 4472 on Farnborough ; Take 3: Pullman Express [approaching] 8.30 am / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4472 Flying Scotsman'

1964
Handwritten on case: 09/11/1962, Leeds city station ; Tape 1, 7 1/2 ips, edited tape bands 1-12 / Handwritten note inside case with details for each of the 12 tracks: Band 1, V2 2-6-0 No. 60845 runs light round avoiding line at South station to join parcels train on platform 11 ; Band 2, Austerity 2-8-0 No. 90717 passes through South station light ; Band 3, V2 2-6-0 No. 60895 leaves platform 11 with parcels train for Scarborough at 9:35am ; Band 4, Devonian arriving from Bradford with No. 42075 and WR stock, platform 5 North Station ; Band 5, Denovian leaves platform 5 behind Diesel D108 ; Band 6, 42025 running out light ; Band 7, D181 leaves on Newcastle train 11.09 from platform 1 ; Band 8, 43038 back onto Sheffield-Bradford train in platform 5 ; Band 9, 43038 leaves with 11:46 Bradford from platform 5 ; Band 10, 42408 shunting six [wheeled tanker] ; Band 11, steam engine whistle for signals as D64 arrives with train from Morecombe at 12:04 on platform 5 ; Band 12, 42408 runs light [... ...] tanker wagons

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Leeds city station'

1962
BBC Recording service label, SLS Special 49361 + 8 coaches full, Reel No. 2, User: PBW, 22/06/1963 ; Take 1: Walsall, Darlaston, Wednesbury ; Take 2: Walsall, Norton Junction, East ; Take 3: Cannock Junction, Hednesford, Rugby TV ; Take 4: Lichfield TV - LL - HL ; Take 5: Lichfield Town / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'SLS Special 49361 and 8 coaches full'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1 ; 33 ; No. 70016 Ariel goes to Stafford ; Return yo John Adams

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '70016 Ariel foes to Stafford'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 SLS Excursion, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 13/06/1964, load 165 for 5 ; Take 1: Leaving Snow Hill 1.45 pm (check over bridge) ; Take 2: Leaving Rowley Regis and Blackheath for Dudley ; Take 3: Climbing up from Old Hill to Dudley, passing LMS Class 5 ; Take 4: Leaving Dudley for Wolverhampton ; Take 5: On Wombourne Branch [taking] tablet ; Take 6: [Oxley Hall] to Wombourne / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 SLS Excursion'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. Railway Roundabout, Reel No. 1, User: P. B Whitehouse, 10/04/1959, (plus other notes: 353 ESR/380, [KISM 8455 or KBM 8455]) ; Take 1: Compound on Redditch [branch] - Evesham ; Take 2: Entering and shunting Redditch ; Take 3: Footplate from Redditch to Alvechurch ; Take 4: Leaving Alvechurch ; Take 5: Entering Barnt Green ; Take 6: Leaving Barnt Green / Pencil note: 3.15-3.30 30/04/1959 Dup 78's / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Compound Redditch to Evesham'

1958-1964