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16mm films, videotapes and sound recordings from British Railways Research, Derby

Collection of approximately 480 items from British Railways Research, Derby, documenting research, procedures and locomotive tests. Mainly 16mm film reels, as well as one 35mm film reel, one 8mm film reel, one Super 8 film reel, 10 sound recordings and 2 video recordings.

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Recorded notes on a study relating to ISO containers and Elevated Twist Locks. Includes a description of a model depicting a new style of freigt yard with no cranes.

Audio cassette 'Elevating Twist Lock'

Audio cassette, sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set from British Rail Research. The lecture set comprised audio and film, however the film reel is missing.

Audio cassette of sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set from British Rail Research. The lecture set comprised audio and film, however the film reel is missing.

1/4 inch magnetic audio tape of sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set

1000 feet reel, no note or label / Brand 3M Minnesota Mining Manufacturing Company Ltd., Birmingham

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'untitled'

Unexposed Negative; Colour negative unexposed, tape around metal box, in yellow kodak cardboard, 100 feet reel; 100 feet Eastman Kodak yellow case

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Unexposed negative'

Print; U111 / 06/04/1979 / B&W, Silent / Can 2 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Testing of Bcf Fire Extinguisher'

1979
Offcuts; U113 / 26/04/1979 / Colour, Silent / Can 4 of 5;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Detonator Tests Mickleover reel 4'

1979
Negative Master; U113 / 06/04/1979 / BR Research roll No.336 / Colour, Silent / Can 1 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Detonator Tests Mickleover reel 1'

1979
Print; 05/07/1970 / Title on first frames, nothing written on can / B&W; 100 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Failure of Shielded Potential Transformer, Colchester'

1970
Negative Master; U115 / 08/1979 / Colour, Silent / Can 1 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Wheelset Derailing Tests Etwall reel 1'

1979
Print; U113 / 06/04/1979 / Colour, Silent / Edited print / Can 5 of 5;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Detonator Tests Mickleover reel 5 '

1979
Copy; Thames television label / BR Research roll No.292 according leader / 14/12/1976 / Colour, Magnetic sound / Title on first frames: "5% Phosphorus EMU Simulation Initial Speed 30 m/s (67mph); 800 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'The Sweeny 'Jackpot''

1976
Original camera; Cardboard case and metal canister / U9 / "Radcliffe on Trent" on box, / "Completed" / Colour, Silent / Magenta / Edited original reversal / Radcliffe-on-Trent, laying concrete ? / Approx. 580 feet; Carboard case

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Radcliffe Test Site'

Copy; U97 / 1971 after title / 27/07/1977 / Can 1 of 1 / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta;800 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'The Faraday Lecture'

1977
Negative Master; U110, not written on can / 06/04/1978 / Three films linked / BR RES J65502, RL322 / Three films linked / Silent / Can 2 of 3;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Hornsey coupling tests 2'

1978
Print; U109 / "Titles for meetings in…" on label, title from first frames + "BR Safety Tests 1976" / 20/05/1978 / Colour, Silent / Magenta / Can 2 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Sodium Polysulphide Corrosion Tests'

1978
Print; I77/2 / Lane End Prods Ltd on Reeds label / Colour, Silent / Reversal print;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Computer Train Control'

Print; I80 / BR Research / CM&EE / B&W, Silent;800 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Riding Tests Scotland'

Negative Master; U113 / 26/04/1979 / Colour, Silent / Can 2 of 5;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Detonator Tests Mickleover reel 2'

1979
Small reel, Philips brand, no label, no canister

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'untitled'

Copy; Railway Industry Association on can / COI label / Reels 1 & 2 on one reel / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta; 800 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'British Locomotives'

Negative Master; U83 / 10/02/1977 / On leader: British Rail R2C/D 01/11/1974 / Silent / Can 1 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Consolidator'

1977
Copy; BTF label / Extract from #3 "Having a Fresh Look" / 200 feet / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta;400 feet cardboard case

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'SR AWS at Bournemouth and continuous train control at Friargate'

Copy; I73/2 / Title on BTF label and first frames along with BR double arrow logo / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Automatic Warning System with Cab Signalling Display'

Print; Not the original can / I88 / Film laboratories doc: 11/07/1972, print for best projection / Colour, Silent / Magenta;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Skate Freight'

1972
Print; U83 / 10/02/1977 / On leader: British Rail R2C/D 01/11/1974 / Silent / Can 2 of 2;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Consolidator'

1977
Print; X100 / BR Research roll No.393 / 03/03/1983 / Perforations ripped badly damaged at the end of the roll / Colour, Silent / Magenta;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Unloading St Mary's'

1983
Offcuts; I88 / Note inside can, 08/08/1972, Scate Freight offcuts / Print offcuts / Colour, Silent / Magenta;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Skate Freight'

1972
Copy; Inside brown film travel box / X85 / According box post label, sent from Armco Ltd. London to Mr B.J.M. Purcell in Dublin / Armco label on can / Title on first frames followed by credits: "presented by the ARMCO International Corporation, Wilding Picture Productions" / B&W or colour?, Optical sound; 1200 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Economy Through Flexibility'

Copy; Colour, Optical Sound;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'HST Compilation Film'

Print + Separated sound; X10 / Title according BRB X series list / Title on side of can: EDA Automation 3,4,5 / On label "S&M cut to correspond to customer copy" / B&W silent print rolled up with separate (negative/positive?) optical sound; 800 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Security Work'

Print; I93/2 / Colour, Silent / Magenta;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'APT [Duffield] Running Tests'

Original camera + Print; Canister inside Brown film travel box / U1 / 08/10/1970 / BR Research roll No.115 / 3 rolls in can, 2 reversal prints (duplicate) on core and 1 reversal original on core, same frames at the beginning of the rolls / Can 1 of 1 / Colour, Silent / Reversal;400 feet 35mm metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Rail Test Old Dalby Test Track'

1970
Copy; Canister inside green film travel box / X84 / British Railways Board card inside box with date 04/03/1977 / 866 feet, 33 min at silent speed according note on can / First frames: "British Rail LM Region CCE Department", " Steelwork cleaning method", "Grit blasting" / Colour, Silent / Reversal print; 800 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Grit Cleaning'

1977
Copy; I90 / BR / Title on can and first frames / Colour, Magnetic sound;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Autowagon'

Original camera; X81 / "reel 3" on can / "Preliminary work on site" title on first frames / B&W, Silent / Edited original or duplicate reversal; 400 feet black metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Surface Cleaning'

Copy; BTF label / "no front" written on label / B&W, Optical sound; 400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'There Has Been an Accident'

Copy; T/W Autowagon, "Copy G", BTF, on label / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta; 400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Autowagon'

Print; U102 / 15/12/1972 / "Over head film" / BR Research roll No.315 / Titles according leader and can, frames are picture of overhead, so it could be background for titles incrust / Can 1 of 1;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Work on Overhead'

1972
Copy; I108 / Colour, Magnetic sound / Magenta;400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Elevating Twistlock Concept'

Print; X8 / Offcuts of Security work (X4) and The Fight against crime (X1) according BRB X series list / B&W, Silent; 1000 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm '[Larger edited bits of positive]'

Print; X92 / B&W, Silent; 400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'APT M30, 35, 37, 39'

Print; BR Research roll No.352 / 09/11/1979 / Colour / Can't open can; 400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Rail fracture Caused by Impact Coaling'

1979
Copy; I106 / COI label / 28 minutes / Save it, title on first frames, plus "Introduced by Robert Kee" / British Crowns copyright according label / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta;1200 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Save It: Energy in Industry'

Negative Master; X97 / B&W, Silent; 400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm '[M22(3) B. loco (down), M24 (down), M25 (down), M28 (down)]'

Print; X87 / "Shortened version, 2min", "very low damping evident" / Title on first frames: "Magnetic levitation" along with BR logo / Colour, Silent / Magenta, dust and scratches / Approx. 100 feet / Title on first frames ' Magnetic levitation', footage of Maglev vehicle moving on tracks, including close-ups; 400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Film of Maglev vehicle'

Print; X95 / Colour, Silent; 400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Grove Park I Tests 1-5'

Negative + Print; U10 / April 1971 / B&W, Silent;1000 feet 35mm metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Rail Head'

1971
Copy; X88 / BTF label, note: "This copy is in poor condition" / Colour, Optical sound / Magenta + numerous scratches; 400 feet plastic canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Maglev'

Print; U6 / Offcuts, titles and two prints, 4 reels in can / Colour, Silent / Frames with titles "A Physiological test to measure perceptual style";400 feet 35mm metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Seat Tests on Van at Airport'