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Filmed in 1959 in Soviet Union, USSR. Footage taken at Moscow Riga railway station (Rizhsky), possibly a Soviet station staff in white jacket uniform and other passengers waiting on platform, steam passenger train arriving at station with steam locomotive class Su 2-6-2 No. 254-10, electric multiple unit (EMU) on opposite tracks, overhead electric lines, railway worker cleaning locomotive, steam locomotive Joseph Stalin class IS 2-8-4 No. 607 pulling Moscow-Odessa passenger train, likely at Moscow Kiev station (Kiyevsky), electric train VL-23 No. 103 (3000V DC) likely in one of Moscow terminus (possibly Leningradsky railway terminal or Yaroslavsky railway terminal), diesel twin class TE7 No. 007, pulling Moscow-Leningrad express, possibly arriving at Moskovsky railway station in then Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), in the same location, shunting of two large P36 4-8-4 steam locomotives coupled together. The end of the reel is made of footage taken at Malaya October railway (Malaya Oktyabrskaya or Malaia Oktiabr'skaia railway) a children’s railway, where children learn about the different railway jobs, shots showing children in railway uniform, observing locomotive, doing signalling operations from the tracks and on board, with steam locomotive class PT 0-8-0 departing 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: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Russian Trains'

1960
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'

1960
Print; 400 feet cardboard case; Metal canister inside cardboard case / I16 / Title on first frames / on Can: "The Jackson Tamper in Switch & crossing layouts" / 250 feet / Edited print or reversal original / B&W, Silent / Correspond to BRTF16

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'The Jackson Tamper'

Print;400 feet plastic canister;BR TF13 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Wheel Slipping'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF17 / B&W, Silent

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Experimental Carriage Axle Box'

Copy; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF20 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / Class A4 locomotive on rail filmed on first frames / B&W, Optical sound

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Rail Stress'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF12 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent / Edited original reversal

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Wheel Slipping Black Five'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF10 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent / Vinegar smell / Either an edited print or an original reversal master

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Periodic Side Cutting of Rails'

Print;400 feet plastic canister;BR TF4 Part 2 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent / Including footage of model of locomotives in wind tunnel; lamp testing, track testing, rail chairs , flywheels on road vehicles, hot boxes, coning types, design of coal plants welded track, wind tunnel - "Princess Royal", "Coronation and a diesel./ Approx. 400 feet / Approx. 400 feet

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Scientific Tests on Rolling Stock Part 2'

Print;400 feet plastic canister;BR TF4 Part 1 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / Title on can / Title on first frames in "Scientific Research" along with "The LMS Presents", "Produced by LMS Film Unit" textile testing - seats etc, paintwork, water analysis of perfomance of Pacific Boilers, Tyre failure. B&W, Silent / B&W, Silent

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Scientific Tests on Rolling Stock Part 1'

7 16mm film reels, according the information on some of the film cardboard boxes, the films were likely made by the British Railways Executive Research Engineering Division in Derby and possibly BRER, Liverpool Street station. 3 films feature test on tracks filmed apparently via a hole in the floor of a wagon or carriage. These 3 films seem to be part of a same series of test. 1 film features track laying with machine and railway workers. 1 film (negative) may represent Barking station and/or Paddington according note on the cardboard (construction of Barking station booking hall in 1959-1961?), also features electric trains/electrified lines. 1 film features work on a bridge. 1 film (negative) shows an overhead water tank or coal hopper.

16mm film reels of railway research footage

1950-1960
Black and white, Silent, 16 fps, 405 feet, 17 minutes. Footage of the flying scotsman service, starting with scenes of Kings Cross station and loco sheds. No 2577 and 4475 being maintained at beforr service; the cocktail bar and buffet service on board; signals and signal boxes; the kitchen and dining carriages; the barber shop; scenes passing Durham and Newcastle; crossing the river Tweed into Scotland; scenes of Edinburgh;

16mm Film 'Great Britain’s Great Expresses No.1, The Flying Scotsman'

1933
Original camera + Print;400 feet plastic canister;BR TF8 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / First frames "For comparison, a film was made of the apparatus used on the Highland line", "A light engine demonstrates the apparatus" /tablet exchange on the Highland a light engine demonstrates apparatus. / B&W, Silent / Reversal

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Tablet Exchange'

Copy; 800 feet blue plastic canister; 450 feet / 13 minutes / Kodachrome colour reversal / 1942 / Film with descriptive captions / No title or 'end' captions / Intervention of men from the breakdown train on an engine in a bomb crater, men are seen in the train getting prepared to go on the intervention (putting protective equipment on), first squad going to work, then relieved by another one for a break while GUS assist the first squad with anti-gas ointment and undressing; last footage shows when the job is completed, how the boots are removed / Film warped/crinkled, few or discreet scratches

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Air Raid Precaution Drumclog'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF24 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent / Edited original reversal / Approx. 400 feet / Various experiences, men on railway lines installing cables and apparatus, gathering data when train passing, footage taken inside workshop, test on tracks, underframes?

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Lab tests Southern Region 1940's-1950's'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF32 reference to old railway technical films catalogue; visit of Beeching to Derby Techical Centre, May 1964, model railway marshalling yard, axle test, bogie framework investigations, testing of springs. / B&W, Silent / Edited original reversal

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Derby Technical Centre 1964'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF33 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / Colour, Silent / Edited original reversal

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Opening Technical Centre Derby May 1964'

Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF31 reference to old railway technical films catalogue / B&W, Silent / Edited original reversal

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Weighing Locomotive fires L.Y 2-4-2T'

Original 16mm colour footage, filmed and edited by Dr Charles Waine, around 1960-1965. According to a note by the filmmaker, the footage was shot at 16 fps and 24 fps. Most of the shots are taken from the lineside or from a bridge looking over the tracks, and features steam trains. Some shots show permanent way workers and track laying work. 200 feet of footage on 400 feet reel. Approximately 8 minutes.

Original 16 mm film 'Railway: Western region. Albrighton, Hatton junction. Remainder Albrighton-Codsall. Track laying etc. 1960 to about 1965'

1960-1965
Filmed in 1960 on French railways (SNCF) in Paris, France. Footage of various electric trains departing and arriving at station, close-up shots of pantographs, electric locomotive BB-9263, electric locomotive Le Mistral CC-7124 for Lyon, Marseille and Nice, Le Mistral train departing station, view from a bridge over the multiple tracks in and out the station with steam, diesel and electric locomotives, various shots of steam trains and electric trains departing station (various Parisian stations), filmed from platforms, electric locomotive moved on traverser, locomotive 232.S.004 on traverser and into shed, locomotive coming out of shed, 231E27 fitted with front train nameplate 'Fleche d'or', railwayman oiling and cleaning locomotive, shot of kitchen staff breaking ice on platform to load in dining car. 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: 10 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Paris Termini'

1960
Filmed in 1962 at Sheffield Park station on the Bluebell railway in Sussex, England. Footage of Bluebell locomotive No.323 pulling passenger train, Sheffield Park station, locomotive Stepney No. 55 water tank refill, people observing locomotive No. 488 at station, crowd of passengers boarding carriages, train departing, tobacco stall at station, woman and child looking at postcards at station, shunting, passengers queuing for tea at station, pedestrian crossing over tracks, signalman operating levers and collecting token from driver of train passing through station, open signal box on platform, train departing, Horsted Keynes station, photographers and observers at end of platform and on lineside observing train approaching, steam locomotive No. 488 with 'The Blue Belle' headboard arriving at station, GNR locomotive No. 1247 at tail of train, electric train passing, token exchange. 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: 8 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Bluebell Line'

1962
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'

1959
Filmed in 1959 at Kings Cross shed in London. Film shows locomotive No. 60078, D6108, railway workers, worker oiling locomotive's parts, A4 locomotive Mallard No. 60022 leaving the shed yard, Yorkshire Pullman nameplate fitted on font of Flying Scotsman locomotive No. 60103, Flying Scotsman leaving yard, Abbotsford locomotive No. 60141, locomotive No. 60862 on the turntable and then driving backwards, close-up of driver in Woodcock locomotive No. 60029, locomotive then leaving yard. 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: 4 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Visit to Kings Cross Shed'

1959
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'

1960-1965
This may be offcuts, footage made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV but not used in final edit for broadcast, filmed by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. Filmed on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. Footage of French railways CFD Reseau du Vivarais, steam locomotives pulling goods wagon, goods train passing over viaduct, trains journey filmed from lineside, goods train passing through French country landscape, railwaymen coupling wagon and locomotive, locomotive at water plant for water tank refill, railcar, locomotive No. 406, transporting wood in open wagons, steam locomotive in railway yard, freight, wood transport, steam engine shunting, shots taken from locomotive in motion, shots of steam passenger train filmed from line side, driver oiling wheels of locomotive No. 103, driver washing his hands with water running out of locomotive, CFD railcar, shots of journey filmed from locomotive front, CDF railcar, steam locomotive shunting, coupling steam locomotive to passenger carriages. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Vivarais II'

1961
Filmed in 1959 in the West Midlands, England. Footage of Birmingham New Street station, SLS Special No. 721 train led by steam locomotive No. 58283 arriving at platform, small crowd waiting, train departing. Footage of the train journey on Harborne and Halesowen branches. Footage filmed from the lineside, showing small crowds, adults and kids watching the train go by, from platform, countryside and on the tracks, passengers getting back on board after a stop on the tracks, electric train passing by signal box junction at Smethwick West, SLS special passing, Halesowen station, locomotive No. 58167 with driver and fireman chatting at station, SLS Special led by 58271 arriving at station, No. 58167 attached at back of train, locomotive detached at another 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: 5 minutes 20 seconds

16mm film, original master 'SLS Special (Harborne & Halesowen Branches)'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage locomotives No. 32 shunted through station to coal pit, fireman emptying ash box, driver oiling wheels, water tank refill at water plant, locomotive No. 21 'Sandown' coal tank refill with fireman shovelling coal manually into tank, close-up shots of locomotive No. 28 'Ashey' in steam, shunting No. 28. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Isle of Wight Engines'

1960
Filmed in 1961 at various London Transport locations, engine sheds and stations. Footage of steam locomotive L.5 pulling freight wagons, close-up shots of locomotive, shunt of L52, manual uncoupling by railwayman, locomotive L44 shunting and coupling to goods wagon, freight, electric multiple unit train (EMU) heading for Amersham, railwayman uncoupling steam locomotive No. 42588 and passenger carriage at a Rickmansworth station, shunt of locomotive No. 42253 to change tracks, Metropolitan Railway electric locomotives (Metropolitan-Vickers) No. 18 'Michael Faraday' and No. 8 'Sherlock Holmes' coupling to passenger train, departing 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: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'London Transport Steam & Electric'

1961
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'

1961
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'

1961
Filmed in 1959 in York. Footage shows York station, York control room, details shots of the equipment in the electrical control room and operations, footage demonstrating impacts of control commands on tracks and signals they operates. 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 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'York Signal Box'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Highland Railway. Footage of steam locomotive No. 54486 on turntable at Perth shed, locomotives 54486 and 54885 at coal plant and water plant, railwaymen cleaning both locomotives now coupled together, oiling engines and parts, locomotives shunted and coupled to passenger train at station, double headed train departing station, passing Blair Athol station, water tank refill, train passing through Highland landscape, shots from lineside and from locomotive, arrival at Aviemore 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: 5 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Two Caley Bogies from Perth to Aviemore'

1960
Filmed in 1960 on Stapleford Miniature Railway at Stapleford Estate in Leicestershire. Footage of passengers (children and adults) getting onboard the miniature train at station, train led by SMR locomotive No. 750 'Blanche of Lancaster' departing, stop at Stable Hill with passengers waiting on platform, train reversing, Central station, passengers looking at locomotive from platform, sign for 'The Lakeside Express', children and adult passengers boarding, driver oiling the miniature locomotive No. 751 'John of Gaunt', driver chatting with children, close-up shot of semaphore signals, train departing, passing level crossing, train journey filmed from lineside, arrival at Lakeside, close up of locomotive, passengers boarding, train departing, return journey filmed from lineside, stop at station, change of driver, train departing. 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: 4 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Stapleford Miniature Railway'

1960
Filmed in 1959 on the French Railways (SNCF), in France and Switzerland. Footage of SNCF electric and steam trains at Lille Poste 1 station, parcels and mail loaded onto carriages, shunting electric power car, passenger boarding second class carriage, electric multiple unit (EMU), steam locomotive pulling train, departing station, electric locomotive BB-13034, shots from carriage’s window at tail of train, departing station, train at Strasbourg station, electric locomotive BB-16002 coupled to carriages, footage of journey taken from driver's cab, shots of driver inside driver's cab, stops at different stations, freight, goods trains passing on parallel tracks, shots of electric overhead lines and tracks filmed from driver's cab, shots of electrical signalling equipment, arrival at Basel 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: 10 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Lille to Basle'

1959
Filmed in 1961 at Bewdley, in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England. Footage of Bewdley South Box, pantograph, signalman exchanging token with driver, diesel multiple unit (DMU) at Bewdley station, passengers coming out on platform, passenger flow, GWR diesel railcar in BR green, passenger boarding, steam locomotive No. 9657 pulling passenger train arriving at station, token exchange with driver, train departing, other steam train arriving, passengers getting off, steam locomotive No. 44966 shunted and coupled to tail of train, departing, train pulled by steam locomotive No. 6553 passing through station, passengers walking away from stations, shots showing people in Bewdley, couples, families, groups, sitting by the river, fishing, walking, playing, bank holiday activities, steam train departing Bewdley station, token exchange between signalman and driver, steam locomotive 7308, passengers waiting on platform bench, diesel railcar, camera following a family going to platform, trains departing, signalman in signal box. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Bank Holiday at Bewdley'

1961
Filmed in 4 June 1961 following the road transport of Caerphilly Castle locomotive from the North of London (Park Royal/Old Oak Commons) to the Science Museum in South Kensington. Footage taken at British Railways Western Region Park Royal Goods depot, locomotive No. 4073 'Caerphilly Castle' hauled by a Pickford's Scammell Junior Constructor lorry, close-up shots of locomotive on low-loading trailer, lorry convoy slowly exiting Park Royal Goods Depot, footage of the slow journey of the locomotive and the tender hauled separately by another Pickford's Scammell Junior Constructor, through the streets of London, with workmen standing at the back of the trailer behind the locomotive, shots of traffic with convoy passing, passer-by observing the convoy, men helping direct lorry drivers, arrival of locomotive and tender at the Science Museum. 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: 7 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Caerphilly Castle in London'

1961
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'

1961
Filmed in 1958, footage shot on the Whitland and Cardigan Railway in West Wales, include Cardigan station and Crymmych Arms. 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

16mm film, original master 'The Cardigan Branch'

1958
Filmed in 1960 of the Semmering railway in Austria. Footage of freight, steam goods train passing over viaduct, filmed from the lineside, in Austrian landscape, electric passenger train, steam train on viaduct, workers on scaffolding on sides of viaduct, permanent way workers laying track manually, electrification construction work, electric train filmed from lineside, shots of journey from on board train, train passing through tunnel, driver in electric power car cab, Semmering sign, overhead electric lines, Murzzuschlag station, BB 1010.19 electric power car shunting at station, steam locomotive No. 78.612 coupled to passenger train replacing electric engine. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the master film reel, black and white, sound and silent. Film made of original footage shot by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and footage reused from a pre-existing Austrian film. Duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Semmering Line'

1960
Filmed in 1958 or 1962, footage of Tallylyn railway, narrow gauge steam train, passengers waiting train arriving, passengers on board, open and closed carriages, full train departing, till passengers waiting on platform, train arriving at Dolgoch station, passengers getting off open carriages, shunting locomotive, locomotive coupled to luggage van, journey filmed from open carriage with passengers, train stopping at station, journey continues filmed form lineside, permanent way work, men and children, fixing tracks, possibly building a small railway shed, steam train with headboard 'Second Innings First trip', train departing, shots of journey, driver and fireman oiling locomotive 'Talyllyn' and shunting away. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'Earl of Northesk and Talyllyn Railway'

1958-1962
Filmed in 1960 on Halesowen and Longbridge railway in West Midland, England. Footage of Birmingham New Street station, station sign, steam train with SLS Special board arriving at station, crowd of passengers waiting on platform, photographer on tracks taking pictures of train as it departs the station, train led by steam locomotive No. 58283, footage of train journey with shots from the lineside, trainspotters and passers-by waving at train passing, children waiting on platform for train to arrive, train stopped, passengers getting off onto tracks, crowd gathered on tracks, railwayman fitting SLS special headboard on front of locomotives, photographers, passengers getting back on board, climbing back in from tracks, train departing, journey filmed from lineside, steam locomotives at front and end, shot of diesel multiple unit passing by signal box near Smethwick West station, saddle tank steam engine shunted by signal box, SLS special steam train passing by signal box, DMU passing in opposite direction, steam train arriving at Smethwick West station, Halesowen station sign, driver and fireman talking on stationary No. 58167, SLS special train pulled by No. 58271 locomotive arriving at Halesowen station, passengers running on platform after getting off train, shunting and coupling No. 58167 to end of SLS Special train, train departing, journey filmed from lineside, uncoupling of No. 58167, SLS special train arriving at Longbridge 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.

16mm film, original master 'Halesowen & Longbridge Branch'

1960
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage of Ryde Esplanade, shots of different passenger trains departing station, including trains pulled by locomotives No. 28, 25, 22, Brading station, Southern Railway reward bench 'rewarded for the best kept station Group 1', train departing station. This is likely offcuts, footage made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV but not used in final edit for broadcast ('A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor'), filmed by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Isle of Wight'

1960
Filmed in 1959 at Cambridge station. Film shows locomotive 62785 pulling a passenger train, various panel and close-up shots of the locomotive, locomotive leaving station, shot of railway station bench. 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: 2 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Great Eastern E4 at Cambridge'

1959
Filmed in 1958 at York station, North Yorkshire, England. Footage of York station, group of teenagers sat on station bench, steam passenger trains passing through station, arriving and departing, footage includes shots of teh following locomotives: class A4 No. 60021 Wild Swan, another class A4, No. 68677. Footage of Railway Museum on Queen street, indoor shots showing stationary locomotives on exhibit, children and teenager visiting the museum. Shots of York station, young trainspotters with notebooks sat on station bench, steam locomotives pulling passenger trains departing or arriving at station, including No. 61447, No. 60893, No. 92142, family with two young children sat waiting on bench, poster 'It's quicker by train' in background, diesel multiple unit (DMU), passenger trains pulled by No. 60132, No. 62059, No. 60505, No. 60511, No. 60524, shunt of No.65677. 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

16mm film, original master 'Trains at York'

1958
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.

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

Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1963. Full title: 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway, The World's Oldest Narrow Gauge Railway, 1863-1963'. Film celebrating the centenary of the Festiniog railway, Welsh narrow-gauge railway, using archive content (filmed still images, photographs and footage) and contemporary footage. The film includes shots of historical reenactments, crowd of passengers in historical costumes, Portmadoc station, Prince steam locomotive, Minffordd station, footage of journey with passengers in hsitorical costumes, Tan-y-Bwlch station. The film also includes contemporary scenes, with 1963 traffic and passengers at Portmadoc station (Porthmadog). This is the original master film reel, black and white and colour, silent. Duration: 11 minutes

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam: the Festiniog Railway'

1963
Filmed in 1960 on Brienz Rothorn Railway, a heritage rack railway and tourist attraction in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland. Footage of Lake Brienz, passenger disembarking boat on lake, walking to Brienz railway station, passenger queuing besides of tracks, shots of red carriage pushed by rack steam locomotive, shots of the journey taken on board, views over tracks and Swiss Alps landscape, lineside shots of train passing, train climbing incline, several stops to refill locomotive water tank, passengers getting off, trains up and down the inclines, going through tunnel in the mountain, approaching summit, arrival at Kulm (Rothorn Kulm), close-up shots of steam locomotive, trains descending back to Brienz. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The Brienz-Rothorn-Bahn'

1960
Filmed in 1962, on PO-Correze, a former French narrow gauge (metre-gauge) railways in Central France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'French Narrow Gauge (PO Correze)'

1962
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'

1959
This can either correspond to two films or combine both films: 'A Century of Steam: Festiniog Railway' made by Patrick Whitehouse in 1965-1966 and/or 'Festiniog Summer' made by Alan J. Wilmott in 1966-1967. This is the master film reel, colour, silent.

16mm film, original master 'A Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967