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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'

1961
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'

1962
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
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'

1961
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
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 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'

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
800 feet metal canister, Colour, Silent footage. First shots taken at a railway station, shots from platform, locomotive approaching, fiited with 'SLS Special' plate ; 4079 Pendennis Castle (GWR) ; also locomotives 4555 and 3690 filmed ; shots taken on board moving steam train, passing by a signal box, on bridge, trainspotters seen on the lineside and on pantographs ;passing H--field station (?) , Talyllyn station (?) Cut, film not splices - Filming on board steam ride ; at a station locomotive 4079 fitted with plates Z48 Ian Allan Rail Tour, further shots taken on board, passing through unidentified station, along the coast ; Various landscapes ; locomotive 46251 City of Nottingham passing pulling maroon livery coaches ; then locomotive 44255 ; more on board train footage Leader - On board moving train footage, passing Adlestrop station (closed to passenger traffic in 1966) ; locomotive 7029 departing from a station, without carriages, fitted with plates 'X20' Ian Allan Rail Tour ; footage on board moving train window view ; Cut, film not spliced - On board moving train footage ; 7029 Glen Castle stationary at station, fitted with X20 Ian Allan Rail Tour ; (splice) shots taken at sunset, train passing shot from lineside

Original 16mm amateur film 'Railways'

1965-1966
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'

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 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
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
Filmed in 1960 at Perth shed. Footage shows various locomotives at engine shed, mainly steam, either static or being shunted, includes diesel-electric locomotive D3 'Skiddaw', steam locomotive No. 45366 with three boys in school uniform having a close look at wheels and piston with a railwayman, locomotives No. 55215, No. 64606, No. 44253, No. 61244 'Strang Steel', No. 60909 on turntable, No. 57233, No. 56246, No. 54499, No. 54485, No. 61995, No. 43137 on turntable, No. 54485, locomotives at coal plant and water plant, No. 55173 next to Perth station sign. 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 'A Visit to Perth Shed'

1960
Filmed in 1963 in Switzerland. Footage of the Furka Oberalp Bahn, a narrow-gauge railway in the Swiss Alps. Film start with shots of map of the Furka Oberalp Bahn, street in front of Brig station, electric tram, electric train departing Brig station, train journey filmed from on board and from lineside, view of trains passing through Swiss landscape, mountain landscape, train passing over viaducts and through tunnels, Niederwald and Furka Grimsel junction, road crossing, shot of Swiss post staff loading parcels onto horse-drawn carriage at Munster station, train continuing journey, couple of farmers working land with hand tools with train passing in background, train stopping Oberwald station, view over the mountains, locomotive fitted with snow blower, men shovelling snow to clear tracks, various shots of snow blower in action and F04 steam locomotive pushing snowplough, snow plough operating in deep snow, workers with shovels assisting snow blower, other snow clearing tools and machines, clearing entrance to tunnel, electrification equipment and workers transported by steam train, workers installing electric poles and cables for overhead electric lines, shots of electric trains operated on the line. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 14 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Snow Train (Furka Oberalp Bahn)'

1963
Filmed in 1960 on Talyllyn railway, in Wales. Footage of Towyn Pendre (Tywyn) station, Talyllyn steam locomotive, narrow gauge steam train departing, manual operation of railway gate crossing, train journey filmed from the lineside, railway posters at station, painter Terrence Cuneo observing and drawing 'Talyllyn' steam locomotive, locomotive pulling carriages, Terrence Cuneo observing and boarding footplate, train backing onto viaduct near Dolgoch station, Terrence Cuneo discussing with two men, Terrence Cuneo installing his easel and starting painting on the lineside, close-up shots of 'Talyllyn' locomotive and of painting in the making, train stationary at station, Terrence Cuneo getting on footplate, train departing, shot of Terrence Cuneo putting final touch on painting in his own garden. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, 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 Birth of a Cuneo'

1960
16mm master print reel, filmed by Kenneth Oldham. Approximately 900ft, a corresponding magnetic sound reel exists within the collection

16mm Film Reel 'Age of Steam'

1960-1985
Filmed in 1960 between Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Carlisle. Footage of diesel-multiple-unit (DMU) at Newcastle station taken from platform, then journey filmed from on board moving train shots from windows, rear and front, also shots of journey filmed from behind the driver, passing various stations, passing a stationary goods train at Corbridge, Hexham station, DMU departing again filmed from platform, water plant near station, journey continues, filmed on board, passing level crossing, bar in buffet car, Haltwhistle signal box and station, shots from inside the driver's cab, landscape filmed from train's window, passing over viaduct, Lambley station, conductor with passenger buying ticket on board, passengers getting off at Alston station, journey continues filmed from train, driving under rain, Cisland station, shots of tracks approaching Carlisle, Carlisle station, platforms, shots of steam locomotive No. 46255 heading 'The Royal Scot' train and 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: 8 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Newcastle to Carlisle by Diesel'

1960
Filmed in 1959 between Brighton and London Victoria. Footage of the Brighton Belle train, electric All Pullman service between London Victoria and Brighton. Shots showing Pullman coat of arms, interior shots of carriage, carriage (car No. 91) through automatic washing equipment, Brighton Belle at platform in Brighton station, water refill of Pullman carriages, train conductors in Pullman uniform, train departing, train journey filmed from the lineside, footage of arrival at station with passengers getting off, luggage carried by conductors/onboard staff, shots of London Victoria station, water refill of Pullman carriages, close-up shots of some carriages. 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 'Brighton Belle'

1959
Filmed in 1962, on Zillertal railway (Zillertalbahn), a narrow-gauge railway in Austria, operating steam, diesel locomotives and railcars, between Jenbach to Mayrhofen. Footage of passengers on station platform and walking on path over tracks, group of railway staff talking together near tracks, departure sign for the destination of Mayrhofen, locomotive coal tank refill, railway crossing gate closing, steam train departing, children boarding in countryside location, footage of journey filmed from carriage, children and adults waiting at countryside station, shots of children on board, children getting off the train, children boarding train, train departing, lineside shots of train journey, Austrian mountain landscape, Austrian houses, shunting steam locomotive, water tank refill at water plant, shunting away, coupling locomotive to carriages, adults boarding train, locomotive No. 4790, passengers waving as train departs, goods train passing with hay, movement of freight wagons and passenger trains, footage filmed from on board moving passenger train, pedestrians crossing tracks as railway gate is closing down, electric goods train passing through station, likely Jenbach station. A film produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 6 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'The School Train (Zillertal Bahn)'

1962
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 on 5 January 1958, footage of the last train running between Abergavenny and Merthyr in Wales, on the Ebbw Vale and Rhymney branches, led by locomotive No. 58926. 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 Last Train from Abergavenny to Merthyr'

1958
16mm film in cardboard case, approximatley 10 feet of silent colour film. Handwritten on label: Vale of Neath Railway ? Shot showing a steam train passing on a viaduct, village in the background on the other end of the viaduct

Original 16mm amateur film 'Vale of Neath Railway Viaduct'

circa 1960
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 1959 on Midland railway. Footage of steam locomotive No. 41000, stripped boiler in engine shed, repair work on locomotive, railway men doing repairs and inspections on different parts of the locomotive (ash box, wheels, driver's cab), cleaning and polishing, applying Midland railway coat of arms, repaired 1000 locomotive shunted out of the shed, exterior photo shoot of the locomotive, crowds watching, locomotive on turntable in engine shed, locomotive arriving and departing station with crowd watching, locomotive running on the lines with shots taken from the window at from of the train, passing through stations, 'SLS Golden Jubilee M.R. Compound Special' sign at the back of the train, Derby Midland station, Sheffield Midland, fireman breaking down coal in coal tank, crowd observing locomotive up close at stations, close-up shots of details on locomotive. 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: 9 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Midland Compound 1000'

1959
Filmed in 1961. Footage of No. 62660 Butler Henderson steam locomotive in Romiley, Greater Manchester, England. Footage filmed from lineside, locomotive No. 90246 pulling Great Central locomotive No. 506 'Butler Henderson', shunting No. 90246 and coupling to brake van, shunting No. 90246 and coupling to Butler Henderson, shot of railcar passing by, No. 90246 shunting Butler Henderson, close-up shots of stationary Butler Henderson, No. 90246 shunting Butler Henderson. 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 'Butler Henderson at Romiley'

1961
Original 16mm amateur colour silent films, made by Glyn Thomas between 1962 and 1986. The railway footage were taken during journeys with ‘Ian Allan Rail Tours’ and last steam train trips on lines due to be closed as a consequence of the Beeching cuts, especially in England and Wales (Vales of Neath Railway; Cynheidre) – not all the locations were identified. Other films were shot abroad: a cruise on a P&O steamship, departing from Southampton for Rio de Janeiro with scenes shot at the ports of calls Salvador, Dakar, Senegal; footage taken in South England and France (including a railway station); aerial shots taken through planes’ windows, and footage of Sydney (Australia) and Gibraltar.

Original 16mm amateur films of railways, travel abroad and steamship

1962-1986
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
16mm master print reel, filmed by Kenneth Oldham. Approximately 250ft, written on canister-The James Watt anniversary lecture at Greenwich. Written on reel- sound on tape 27

16mm Film Reel 'Sir Nigel Gresley'

1960-1985
Film made in 1925, unknown maker and production. This is a print (show copy), black and white. Possibly a film from which John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse have used extracts in their own productions, including Railway Roundabout programme

16mm film, print, 'Southwold Railway 1925'

1925
Unknown location, filmed in 1959, steam locomotive pulling viaduct inspection unit on viaduct, Equipment from British Railways civil engineering department, North Eastern Region, viaduct inspection unit. Footage shows operation of the inspection unit, men assessing arches, sides and under viaduct. Includes close-up shots of the viaduct taken the inspection unit. A film made by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for Railway Roundabout BBC TV. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 3 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Viaduct Inspection Unit'

1959
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

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
There are two separate films assembled to be projected in training sessions. The first film is ‘The Deltic Locomotive’, produced by Napier Film Production around 1960. Colour film with optical soundtrack. This is an incomplete version of the film, focusing on the replacement of the engine unit, as there are splices directly in the print, likely made to shorten the film’s duration and focus on sequences relevant to training. The film starts with a Deltic locomotive in blue livery arriving at a maintenance shed or workshop. The locomotive is partially dismantled, one of the Napier Deltic engine is removed, a new engine is mounted, the connections are remade. The film includes wide shots of locomotive in the shed and many close-up shots of locomotive parts and workers dismantling or fitting in the parts. The engine shed workers are wearing white overalls. The film ends with the locomotive leaving the shed. Approximate duration: 6 minutes The second film ' Diesel Power on British Railways (Excerpts from British Transport Films)' is a film produced by British Transport Films in 1965. The film illustrates the range of diesel engine use on British Railways (freight, passenger transports), listing the benefits of diesel in comparison to steam locomotives, with emphasis on the cooperation between the railways and the locomotive manufacturing industry. The film concludes that diesel power on British Railways is building an economic, efficient and modern railway for Britain. Approximate duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, print, two films ‘The Deltic Locomotive’ and ‘Diesel Power on British Railways’

1960-1965
Filmed in 1959 in Italy. The film shows the high-speed train 'Il Settebello', electric train of the Italian State Railways in service between Milano and Roma. Footage at the engine shed, maintenance on the Settebello, wheel pit under the train, wheel tightening, interior shots of staff setting up the seats, pantograph, exterior shots of the observation car. Exterior and interior footage of Roma Termini station, porters and passengers crowd inside station, station cafe and shops, streets at night around the station, daytime shots of other trains in station. Settebello departing from station, interior footage with passengers in the observation car, landscape from inside the observation car, kitchen staff, driver and driver's cab, railway staff working on tracks whilst train is passing by, service and passengers in dining car, passenger cars. A film produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse for Railway Roundabout BBC TV. First broadcast on 13 July 1959 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 9 minutes

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'The Italian "Settabello"'

1959
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 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 1961 at Swindon railway works. Footage of several Great Western Railway steam locomotives, close-up shots of locomotive parts and shunting operations, including, No. 3440 'City of Truro', driver and fireman, oiling engine, No. 2516, No. 4003 'Lode Star', manual operation of the turntable by two or one staff, cleaning and polishing locomotive. 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 'Swindon Engines'

1961
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 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
16mm film on 100 feet plastic reel, approximatley 50 feet of colour silent film. Night shots of steam locomotives ; several feet of black/dark frames and leader

Original 16mm amateur film 'Dark Railways'

circa 1960
800 feet plastic canister, colour, silent footage. Shots in port/harbour/docks (Southampton or Liverpool? - Liverpool boats Alexandra', 'Wallasey'), lock entrance to docks ; ferries ; sunset filmed om board of a boat ; group of men and women on board a ferry/cruise ship, filming coast (Ireland? Isle of Man? Other?) , shot of a Thoresen Car ferry (Thoresen Car Ferries 1964-1968 - Southampton-Cherbourg) on sea (Splice) Small group of people, getting on board of small boat (Milford-on-sea - "Pembroke Petrel Milford" on boat) , waving at camera, following shots taken on board of small boat, filming sea, and the other boat (Splice) Public gathering in town, orchestra, religious/official celebration, with religious procession, bandstand in parc, people making speeches under bandstand, Welsh, UK and USA flags ; 2 boys playing next to a white street lamp with Rotary International logo on it, female Lord mayor (wearing chains?) giving speech (Splice) Shots taken through plane's window, aerial view of coast (France?); people next to Paris airport bus ; shots taken on French motorway (filmed from copilote point of view) , then in town's street ; views at a city (Paris?), shot from roof or building's window, group of people in town ; shots of cyclist race, filmed on side of road, group of women talking with a French police officer (countryside) ; ruins of castle/ancient stone building, group of men and women talking, GB car with registration DVX285B ; group of men and women on platform at Moulins station, filmed from platform, steam locomotive arriving ; filmed from on board the train, people on platform waving goodbye at camera as train start moving ; shots inside wating room, sign ' channel', maybe on board Channel ferry ; shots of beach, coast, (Splice) waves, cliffs, man with binoculars on top of cliff next to filmaker ; sunset filmed on board of boat ; women and man on a house/hotel terrace, women talking, one knitting ; women in hats and men in siuits walking along promenade near beach seaside, peir in the background (Eastbourne?) ; orchestra, soldier parade in Chichester (marching down from Chichester cross - market cross) ; Navy orchestra in harbour/port/dock (likely Southampton), harbour, ferry/ship gate (P&O), ferry, boats (Brokenhurst, Sir Bevois Southampton), rail in the docks, ship "Iberia London" (Ocean liner, mostly London-Sydney through Suez canal - from 1968 Southampton-Sydney; also trip to Pacific ocean - taken out of service in 1972, scrapped in 1973) ; shots taken on british roads, countryside, view from copilote seat ; river, man picking up stones and throughing them in the river

Original 16mm amateur film 'Railways and ships'

circa 1960-circa 1970
Filmed in 1960 on the Varsity line (Oxford to Cambridge line). Footage of Oxford station, showing platforms access with coats of arms for Monmouthshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, shots taken from platform of slip carriage marked 'slip', railwayman coupling carriages, passengers boarding, railwayman locking carriage door from outside, train departing station, shots from carriage's window of station clock and departing station, detail shots of equipment in guard's coach to uncouple slip coach during travel, shot of Bicester North station, railway guard operating the equipment to release slip coach, footage of slip coach uncloupled from train, decelerating and coming to a halt, shots showing slip coach being re-coupled to another train, train led by locomotive No. 5023 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: 4 minutes

16mm film, original master 'Slip coach to Bicester'

1960
Filmed in 1960 on the Snowdon Mountain Railway in Snowdonia National Park. Footage of Snowdon railway booking office, passengers waiting on platform, steam locomotive arriving at station pulling red and cream carriage, railway man opening carriage's doors external lock as the train passes, steam locomotive pushing carriage up incline in Snowdon landscape, shots taken from lineside and further away, close-up shot of the tracks, shots from on board the carriage, window view of the track, crowded carriage, railwayman opening doors from outside, various shots of locomotives at work up and down the incline, pushing carriage up incline, pulling down carriage, train stopped at view point over the mountain, passengers out to look at the view, close-up shot of locomotive No. 6 'Padarn', journey continues up the mountains, arrival at 'Snowdon summit, highest station in Great Britain', passenger getting off and exploring summit, shots from the summit over the landscape, passengers back on board, train departing, descending down the mountains. 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 'Snowdon Mountain Railway'

1960
This is a print (show copy) compiling footage which was likely originally filmed for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme

16mm film, print, compilation of footage filmed for Railway Roundabout: Romney Hythe and Dymchurch, 2 Glens, Webb Tank locomotives, Metro Tank Locomotive.

1955-1965
This is a colour print (show copy) compiling three films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1960 and 1962. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Adams Tank on the Lyme Regis Branch' (Adams Tanks), 'Swindon Engines' and 'The 'Cambrian Coast' Express'

1960-1962
Filmed circa 1955-1965 on the Reseau Breton, railway in Britanny, France. A film likely made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and possibly not broadcast. This is a print (show copy), colour, silent.

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'Reseau Breton'

1955-1965
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 1957, includes footage of Cavan and Leitrim railway and County Donegal railways joint committee. 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 'Irish Narrow Gauge Railways'

1957
Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1966 to celebrate the centenary of the Talyllyn Railway. Footage of Towyn main line station, steam passenger train led by locomotive No. 75002 arriving at Towyn station, passengers waiting on platform, signalman on platform exchanging token with driver, train departing station, signalman crossing tracks towards signal box, shots of Towyn beach, overview of the town, detail shots of landmarks and buildings, church, antique shop, market hall, assembly room, residential buildings, local life, bilingual 'Welcome to Towyn' sign, Neptune road, footage of Talylyn railway, narrow gauge tracks and locomotive, people sat on station benches, construction site, steam train arriving at station on Talyllyn railway, queue at booking office, passengers boarding, steam locomotive 'Douglas' pulling train departing from station, Pendre station, Rheidol Valley Talyllyn Railway posters, train arriving at station, Pendre West ground frame in operation, bank of point levers at trackside, train passing by ground frame and operator, goods wagons, three children looking at tracks with railwayman, Talyllyn railway Rhydyronen station, train passing under bridge, train departing station, pulled by locomotive No. 4 'Edward Thomas', single line, shot of warning sign 'Stop look and listen before crossing the line', train passing at road crossing, ground frame by trackside, train briefly stopping and departing at station, train arriving at Dolgoch station, passengers at station, train departing, refreshment carriage behind front locomotive, passengers who got off now walking to Dolgoch waterfalls, shot of steam train passing through landscape, Abergynolwyn station, uncoupling 'Talyllyn' locomotive from train, shunting locomotive away, first class carriage, third class carriages and open carriages, railwayman checking carriage door locks from platform, people walking along tracks, view over Abergynolwyn village, Railway Inn, road signs, Talyllyn lake, disused railway tracks transformed into green path, group of walkers, view over surrounding mountains, Snowdonia landscape, shot of diesel multiple units arriving at Towyn main line station, passengers, families boarding diesel train, train departing station, signalman walking over tracks back to signal box after token exchange with diesel driver. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Soundtrack on seperate reel. Duration: 14 minutes

16mm film, original master 'The Talyllyn Railway To-day'

1966