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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 Talyllyn Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Ffestiog Railway in Wales. Film starts with footage made on Tallylyn Railway, Towyn Wharf station, passenger boarding train, train led by a steam locomotive setting off station, train made of closed and open carriages, passenger seen chatting with driver when the train is stopped, passing through Abergynolwyn station, double headed train (Edward Thomas locomotive), shunting locomotive No. 6, train approaching single line, close-up shots of tracks, Talyllyn Railway informatin/notice board. Footage of the Vale of Rheidol Railway, passenger queue at booking office, family with young children boarding on train, men chatting next to 'Llywelyn' locomotive No. 8 , 'Owain Glyndŵr' No. 7 locomotive pulling passneger train across road with signalman controlling traffic, water tank refill for No. 8, shots on board the train taken from the window, shots taken from lineside, Devils Bridge station. Footage on Ffestiniog railway coupling new locomotive to train, various lineside shots of train passing in landscape, water tank refill, train passing on Britannia bridge to Porthmadog, oiling wheels on Fairlie's patent locomotive, train passing by Britannia Foundry, passengers at stations and station staff including women dressed with traditional Welsh 19th century clothing with tall stovepipe-style hat. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour (Ffestiniog Railway footage) and black and white, silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, original master 'Welsh Narrow Gauge'

1960