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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
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
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 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
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
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 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 1959 on the West Highland Railway in Scotland. Film shows train being pulled by steam locomotive 61784 departing from Fort William station and following the train journey, with shots taken from a passenger view, outside the carriage's window, onto the Highland landscape, lineside shots also show the train steaming through the landscape, including steam train passing on Glenfinnan Viaduct (shot from carriages and from lineside afar), passing through Glennfinnan station, Arisaig station, arrival at Mallaig station, shots of Mallaig harbour with wooden fishing boats, passengers boarding MV Loch Seaforth, Loch Seaforth departing (ship linking Stornoway with Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh), footage of train pulled by 61784 return journey to Fort William, including views of Ben Nevis. 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 Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage of Sandown paddle steamer ferry, passenger crowd on board, train led by steam locomotive No. 32 departing Ryde station, locomotive shunts at Ryde St John's Road station, signal box, shots of train departing filmed from tracks, footage of journey onboard train filmed from carriage's window, passing Smallbrook signal box, Shanklin station, coupling locomotive No. 32 at back of train, token exchange, shots of train passing through Isle of Wight landscape, token exchange at Wroxall station, token handed back after passing tunnel at Ventnor, water plant, refilling water tank, oiling engine, coupling locomotive No. 36 to carriage, train departing through tunnel. 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

16mm film, original master 'A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor'

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 1961 on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. 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 'Reseau du Vivarais (France)'

1961
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. Footage of Great Northern Saddle Tank No. 1247. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 3 October 1961 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), silent.

16mm film, print (AWP 20), Railway Roundabout film 'GN Tank No.1247'

1959
Filmed in 1960 on the railways in Finland. Footage of static locomotives in railway yard, Finnish railways locomotive No. 1000 on turntable, railway staff cleaning locomotive No. 1004 ash box wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), railwayman checking wheels, two railwaywomen cleaning a locomotive, exterior shot of Helsinki station, shots of platform 3 with sign for 15:05 Express train to Rovaniemi, close-up shots of carriages, passengers boarding, shots of dinning car and kitchen, with female staff, railwayman couple locomotive to carriage, shots of driver and fireman, train departing station led by locomotive No. 1004, shots from inside the driver's cab and lineside shots of train passing, Saaksjarvi station, train stopping at Tampere station, uncoupling steam locomotive 1004, exterior and interior shots of sleeping car (makuuvaunu sovvagn), coupling of diesel locomotive No. 1954 (VR Class Hr11) to carriages, railway porter loading goods on train, train departing station, night shot of train. Railway men and women working on locomotive in yard, maintenance and cleaning, steam locomotives No.750 and 751 (VR Class Hv4), coupling, train departing station, shots from driver's cab, passing through forest, Rovaniemi station, exterior and interior shots of diesel multiple units (DMU) No. 4064 to Kemijärvi, conductor checking ppassengers’tickets on board. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 21 September 1960 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), silent. Duration: 7 minutes

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'A Journey from Helsinki to the Arctic Circle' (Finland)

1960
Film made and produced by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 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. This is a print (show copy), colour, sound. Duration: 11 minutes

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

1963
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
This film features the 'Bristolian 473' train led by No. 7018 'Drysllwyn Castle' locomotive at Bristol Temple Meads station. It includes footage showing on board staff, conductors, mechanics, kitchen staff, driver as well as passengers. Interior shots of the restaurant car, passenger cars and locomotive's cab. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 17 June 1958 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 7 minutes

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'The Bristolian in the days of steam' (The Bristolian)

1958
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
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
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 passenger 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. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 17 August 1960 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), speed 16 fps. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'Welsh Narrow Gauge'

1960
This is a print (show copy) compiling four films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1962, some titles may not have been broadcast. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Reseau du Viverais (France)', 'Austrian Rack', 'Austrian Narrow Gauge' and 'Yugoslavian Narrow Gauge'

1959-1961
This is a print (show copy), of a film produced by SNCF (French Railways) in the 1950s. Film from which John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse have used extracts in their Railway Roundabout programme 'Le Mistral: Nice to Paris'

16mm film, print, 'Mistral'

1950-1960
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 a cutting copy

16mm film, cutting copy, 'Century of Steam, Festiniog Summer'

1965-1967
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
Filmed in 1959 on the West Highland Railway in Scotland. Film shows train being pulled by steam locomotive 61784 departing from Fort William station and following the train journey, with shots taken from a passenger view, outside the carriage's window, onto the Highland landscape, lineside shots also show the train steaming through the landscape, including steam train passing on Glenfinnan Viaduct (shot from carriages and from lineside afar), passing through Glennfinnan station, Arisaig station, arrival at Mallaig station, shots of Mallaig harbour with wooden fishing boats, passengers boarding MV Loch Seaforth, Loch Seaforth departing (ship linking Stornoway with Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh), footage of train pulled by 61784 return journey to Fort William, including views of Ben Nevis. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 30 June 1959 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, print, Railway Roundabout film 'The Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig'

1959
This is a colour print (show copy) compiling five films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1962. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor', 'T9s to Tavistock', 'The Skye Line: Fort William to Mallaig', 'Adams Tank on the Lyme Regis Branch' and 'Snowdon Mountain Railway'

1959-1960
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
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: Black 5, Diesel Multiple Unit Castle, Hall, King Arthur, A1 and A3 class locomotives.

1955-1965
This is a print (show copy) compiling two films believed to have been made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1958 and 1962, 'Royal Train' may not have been broadcast. 'Hayling Island Branch' is part of 'Three Branch Lines' film. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Hayling Island Branch' and 'Royal Train'

1958
This is a print (show copy) compiling two films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV programme, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1960. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Two Glens to Fort William' and 'A Visit to Perth Shed'

1959-1960
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. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast on 17 August 1960 on BBC Television. This is a print (show copy), silent. Duration: 8 minutes 30

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films Welsh Narrow Gauge.

1960
This is a print (show copy) compiling three films made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse and broadcast on BBC TV between 1959 and 1961. For details about content, see catalogue record of 16mm original master for specific title.

16mm film, print, compilation of Railway Roundabout films 'Scottish Historical Locomotives', 'Newcastle to Carlisle by Diesel', 'Diesel Journey from Birmingham to Cardiff'

1959-1960
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
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
Film made of footage filmed in 1930s and edited with title cards in 1950s. Footage of the Colorado and Southern railroad, oil fired 3 feet engine, shunting, coupling to wagons, oiling wheels, goods train departing, journey of train through Colorado landscape, snow, 2 feet gauge Bridgton and Harrison railroad, freight, shunting locomotive, passenger train, passengers boarding, manual operation of turntable, 2 feet gauge Sandy River and Rangeley lakes railroad, freight and passenger train, ball signals, motorcar (railcar), locomotive with snow plough, turntable, snow clearing, Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad narrow gauge division, goods steam train on mountain railway, locomotive No. 479, passenger carriages, passenger train, Silverton Branch Los Anima River Canyon, footage of journey filmed from top of carriages, shots of canyon, mail transport by railcar 'galloping goose' Rio Grande Southern railroad, railcar passing over viaduct, freight pulled by steamn locomotive, end shot of a street in Chicago. This is a print (copy), black and white, silent. Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, print (master) 'American Narrow Gauge'

1930-1960
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
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

Different bits of films, some upside down. Window view on board moving train ; lineside shot of locomotive 45647 passing near station ; window shots on board moving train, passing through tunnels, near a power station close to rails (Ironbridge Power station?), Severn Valley Railway? Cut, film not spliced - View of Southampton in background, locomotive Honeton 34034, pulling green livery carriages and restaurant/buffet cars, Southampton Central Station ; railway on the coast, filmed from bridge (?), 45190 passing with carriages in maroon livery ; 73035 passing in station (station on bay, coastal railway) ; (splice) magenta faded film, different shots locomotives (2287, 9464..) ; shots taken on board moving train, filming locomotive 7804 passing with plate 'Pembroke Coast Express' ; window shots taken on board moving train (landscapes, houses, cows in fields, viaduct), passing a Deltic, water in the gutter between rails (filmed from front of train), passing Severn Tunnel Junction tunnel, black frames, exiting a tunnel ; large shot of a freight train pushed by steam locomotive

Original 16mm amateur film 'Railways- Southampton and Pembroke'

circa 1960
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
800 feet metal reel, colour, silent footage. Reel starts with aerial shots of Sydney, Australia (view of Sydney Opera House - start of construction 1959, completed in 1973) ; black frames ; sunrise or sunset/night shots ; window view on board of train ; airport with Austrian Airlines planes ; shots taken through plane window showing sun, clouds and montains ; various views of Syndney shot from street level, Syndey bridge, including shots from parc behind Opera House showing cranes (Opera in construction), street/road view ; in parc ; shots through plane window, landing and taking off (leaving Sydney?) Part 2 (after white leader): shots taken in Gibraltar, streets, views of the sea, house/architecture ; street, man with snakes (snake charmer?) ; shots taken from boat, filming Gilbraltar from sea ; Part 3 (film cut, no splice): Gilbraltar, view from sea/boat ; Cliff on Gibraltar, monkeys, group of people looking at a monkey Part 4 (film cut, no splice): shot taken through plane window, Gilbratar landing? ; BEA (British European Airways) plane at airport, group of people gathering ; shots of a hotel ; group of pople (tourist) visit Gibraltar (streets) ; Part 5 (film cut, no splice): railway, filmed from lineside, locomotive 1665 passing, hauling carriages, with people travelling inside opened freight wagons ?; shots taken on board train, window view plus view at back of the train of single line tracks

Original 16mm amateur film 'Australia, BEA Gibraltar, Railway Cynheidre'

circa 1960-circa 1970
16mm film approximately 20 feet of silent colour film. Handwritten on label: Fuzzy film. Different bits of films, Orchestra outdoor. White/clear film with no image printed

Original 16mm amateur film 'Fuzzy Film'

circa 1960
16mm original film, black and white footage edited with splices and descriptive captions. 400 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 12 minutes). Ambulance men with LMS hat on proceeding to evacuation of casualties in the debris of a demolished house, man trapped under debris. Captions: 1. Perseverance rewarded. The casualty shrews signs of recovery. 2. One man is still missing. He may be under the collapsed flooring. 3. No good. It's still debris behind here. 4. We'll try cutting through here. 5. The casualty is found, trapped under a rolled steel joist. 6. Note the corrugated iron sheet used to protect the casualty from sparks.

16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, LMS Liverpool, Evacuation of casualties, reel 1 of 2’

1942
16mm original film, black and white, descriptive captions and explanatory drawings. Reel likely made of compiled duplicate and offcuts of other air raid precaution films. 500 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 14 minutes). Starts with paper in typewriter, visible text (caption 1), camera shots of damaged tracks, signs 'danger gas', men wearing respirators while working on the damaged tracks. Captions: 1. (typewriter) From Divisional Control, Glasgow. Line damaged by H.E bomb and contaminated by gas between Ryeland and Drumclog at 7.38am. Light engine No.14330 Strathaven to Darvel in crater. Specially equipped engineers and breakdown trains ordered. Driver and fireman seriously injured. 2. The G.S.O has now permitted hoods to be taken off. 3. Note that at this stage men are able to work without respirators as the contaminated area has been covered with fresh ashes.

16mm film, Air Raid Precaution footage (likely offcuts)

1942
16mm original film, colour footage edited with splices, descriptive captions and explanatory drawings. 700 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 20 minutes). Last part (end reel) according captions. Protective measures for lunchbreak, keeping working without respirators when vapour concentration has reduced, and how everything is sorted once the job is completed, how tools are cleaned, what safety measures to follow and how the site is left behind when the train leaves. Captions: 1. Sections continue to work and rest alternately till it is time for a meal. 2. Hoods and respirators are removed as before. 3. Instead of entering the rest hut, the men pass on to the A.R.P Unit for the removal of their gloves, jackets, boots and leggings. 4. The contaminated oilskin clothing is hung on the numbered rails on the side of the coach, while the boots and gloves are placed alongside the numbered pegs. 5. The men now pass into the Unit, collect their civilian boots, wash and have their meal. 6. At the end of the mealtime the men, in their respective shifts, hand back their civilian boots, are re-dressed, and return to work. 7. From time to time during the day, the G.S.O tests the vapour concentration. 8. The time has now arrived when he decides that the vapour concentration is sufficiently reduced for the next shift to return to work without respirators. 9. The job finished, the section then working, clear all the tools and equipment from the site for decontamination. 10. One man removes his gloves and prepares swabs of cotton waste dipped in paraffin and wrung almost dry. 11. Tools are decontaminated - metal parts being wiped with the paraffin swabs (changed frequently) - and wooden parts brushed with bleach cream. 12. Contaminated swabs are collected together and burned. 13. In the meantime the remainder of the working sections have their protective clothing removed and enter the train for the journey home. 14. The Utility section sorts out the contaminated clothing, packs it into bins and loads these into the wagon provided for the purpose. 15. They then re-load all the equipment ready for the return journey. 16. The train, re-marshalled departs for home, leaving behind a notice warning others of the danger which still exists. 17. The End

16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, repairing permanent way (end)’

1942
16mm original film, colour footage edited with splices, descriptive captions and explanatory drawings. 500 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 14 minutes). Part 2 according to opening caption. ARP unit, GSO unit and DE unit are featured, also explanatory drawing, process and safety measures before work starts, how the protective gear is put on, the GSO on site before ARP team, then the repairing train arriving on site, and the units are separated and set at a safe distant from the contaminated area. Captions: 1. Part II - Repairing the damage. 2. The District Engineer (D.E) and Area Technical Assistant of the Signal & Telegraph Department (A.T.A), with the GAS Safety Officer (G.S.O), approach the site to view the extent of the damage. 3. It is decided that the Special Repair Train is necessary. 4. During the journey the first working section change into protective clothing 5. Soon after leaving the depot the Storekeeper issues combinations, socks, and special suits to the Permanent Way men and then to the S&T men in an adjoining vehicle. 6. Towards the end of the journey the men, assisted by dressers, put on oilskins and gumboots. 7. As the train approaches the site the dressing is completed by the addition of respirators and hoods. 8. The G.S.O determines and indicates the liquid and vapour danger areas. 9. He lights a smoky fire to warn him of any change of wind direction during the day. 10. The Repair Train arrives and is pushed up close to the crater. 11. The A.R.P unit is uncoupled from the ballast train and drawn clear of the danger zone

16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, permanent way: Part 2, Repairing the damage’

1942
16mm original film, colour footage edited with splices, different parts in reel, with and without captions, possibly different pieces of films assembled on one reel and separated by green leader. May include offcuts and duplicate footage of other ARP film reels. 600 feet on 800 feet plastic canister (approximately 17 minutes). Beginning and end of break signalled by the Timekeeper. Procedures followed when workers from the contaminated go on a break (they are relieved every 30 minutes), with the help of warden and dressers, and the other workers (S&T) take they break 15 minutes after the others to spread the work of the dressers. Miscellaneous footage after GREEN LEADER. Captions: 1. After each 30 minutes, at a signal from the Timekeeper, the section at work is relieved by the one then resting. 2. It is important always to place the tools against the tool horse, when not in use, in order to avoid unnecessary contamination of the handles. 3. The Warden sees that all men pass through the bleach tray on leaving the contaminated area. 4. The dressers thoroughly rub anti-gas ointment No.2 into their hands before attending to men from the contaminated area. 5. Before going to the rest hut the men have their hoods and respirators removed by the dressers. 6. The respirators are wiped out and re-anti-dimmed. 7. Work still goes on at the site. 8. The S&T sections change shifts 15 minutes after the Permanent Way sections in order to spread the work of the dressers. 9. The Timekeeper calls the men to re-dress for another shift. GREEN LEADER. The District Locomotive Superintendent orders the breakdown train. Part II - Repairing the damage. Air raid damage. (typewriter) From Divisional Control, Glasgow… London Midland and Scottish Railway

16mm film, original master ‘Air Raid Precaution, repairing permanent way and miscellaneous’

1942
Offcuts; U124 / 24/06/1980 / Print offcuts / "See U125 for offcuts of titles" / Can 2 of 3;100 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Self Loading Vehicle'

1980
Negative Master; U20 / May 1971 / B&W, Silent / Can 1 of 1;400 feet metal canister

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Driving Simulation Film'

1971
Print; I57 / First frames with long explanatory titles / Note following title: "…with 20' 9" wheelbase on roller rig, IV tare cond", "Two sections removed August 1976 on MR Wickens instructions in both instances a short piece of black film has been inserted to mark the position" / B&W, Silent;400 feet cardboard case

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Prototype UIC suspension container carrying vehicle'

1976