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BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 03/04/1964 ; 31 ; District Engineer Saloon ; Journey between Shrewsbury and Saltley with Mr Rees the district engineer, 11 bands including 2min35sec interview

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'District engineer saloon'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1 ; 33 ; No. 70016 Ariel goes to Stafford ; Return yo John Adams

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '70016 Ariel foes to Stafford'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 2 , User John Adams, 29/07/1964 ; Festiniog Railway ; Take 1. Booking office sounds ; 2. ME backing onto train at harbour ; 3. ME leaving harbour with 2:15pm ; 4. Prince passing signal on [WB] ; 5. ME approaching and stopping at Pewryn ;6. ME leaving Pewryn

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Festiniog Railway'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Reel No. 1, User John Adams, 16/09/1963 ; Newcastle Central station ; Take 1. J72 [… movement] ; 2. [N/Cle - Newcastle] […] ; 24

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Newcastle Central station'

1963
BBC Recording service label, User John Adams, 26/09/1964 ; E ; Take 1. TR Special Talerddig bank (4555 and Manor) ; 2. Welshpool shunting (Llanfair) ; 3. Welshpool leaving Llanfair ; 4. Welshpool [approach and pass] ; 6. Welshpoll approach Castle Caereinion ; Welshpool locomotive 'Earl'

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Welshpool & Llanfair'

1964
Various handwritten notes crossed over on case / Handwritten note: [Idonea] - Soups 18/10/1971 ; Severn and Wye, 4079 [Beoyul] / Location: South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Severn and Wye 4079'

1971
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, User: Orient Express, 09/11/1964 ; Take 1: Run into Beograd (long) diesel ; Take 2: English/Italian [Barter Coffee]-Trieste ; Take 4: Milan-Trieste-Venezia and intermediary stations ; Take 5: Announcements, Platform chat / Location: Serbia (?), Italy

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Orient Express'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Last two LNWR engines in service SLS Special 49430 and 49371, User: PBW, 12/12/1964 ; Take 1: Two 0-8-0s on Soho Bank 49430 and 49371 and 10 ; Take 2: 44575 [… with freight 20 waggons] ; Take 3: 48592 on coal train 30 waggons 44696 [down] ; Take 4: Two 0-8-0s coming up again ; Take 5: [Leaving Saltley] ; Take 6: Climbing up to Camp Hill, Starts after taking water at Camp Hill, running towards Lifford ; Note on top of case: "To J.A 26/12/1964" / Reel on spool is not lengthy / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Last two LNWR engines in service'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Swansea-Shrewsbury, reel No. 2, User: PBW, 17/09/1963 ; Take 1: 45577 on 6.25pm Swansea to Shrewsbury mail [coming a hendlamps] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Swansea to Shrewsbury'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, 1 ; Wats rewind ; Take 1: Train leaving Volos ; Take 2: Enroute to Milee / Location: Greece

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Train leaving Volos, enroute to Milee'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, nothing written on the label

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '?'

1958-1963
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. 7802 Oswestry, User: PBW, 17/01/1965 ; Take 1: 7802 on last train [Walport] ; Take 2: Whitchurch to Oswestry ; Take 3: Running round / Location: South England, West Midlands, England (Wales border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '7802 on last train'

1965
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. FR + GW, Reel No. 1, user: PBW, 02/08/1964 ; Take 1: Prince entering Minffordd ; Take 2: ME entering Minffordd ; Take 3: BR + Prince + ME leaving Minffordd ; Take 4: Prince entering Porthmadog and shunting ; Take 5: Blanche leaving Porthmadog 3pm ; Take 6: 7818 on Talerddig, Ditto leaving Caersws / Small mould on tape / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'FR + GW'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Ref. No. KLO 67880, No2 ; Take 1: Sounds on train ; Takes 3-6: Finishing at Millee with passengers leaving train to go up to village for festivities / Location: Greece

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[Milee station]'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, User: PBW, 14/04/1962 ; Take 1: LMS 2P 4-4-0 [Reb…] ; Take 2: Derby 1931 No. 40646 ; Take 3: On SLS Special ; Take 4: Takes - all from footplate ; Take 5: [B'lan Mar St] Nuneaton Midland, Nuneaton TV Northampton ; Take 6: [Stopping] Northampton start [journey] Olney, Luton, Weedon, Leamington / Mould on tape / Location: Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[LMS, Derby, SLS special and Northampton]'

1962
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington Branch, Reel No. 3, User: PBW, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Kington shunting ; Take 2: Leaving and [joinging to Presteigne] ; Takes 3-4: Leaving Kington an climbing to Titley Junction / Location: West Midlands, England (Wales border)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 16/08/1962 ; Take 1: Knighton to Sugar Loaf Tunnel ; handwritten on the back: 1. Train [slowly f... rest] at Knighton ; 2. Train approach [from …] ; 3. [Ready summit of L.. entering] tunnel with whistle ; 4. [Start for rest from Llenntel Wells] / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Knighton to Sugar Loaf tunnel'

1962
Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by 0-6-0 PT and 2-10-0 Class 9F ; 4

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
Handwritten on case: I.O.W [Isle of Wight] ; 7 1/2 ips one track only ; I.O.W II [tape 2] / Detail of tracks on case: A: Leaving Ventnor (up), B: leaving Wroxall (up), C: [F… R…] (up), D: leaving Shanklin (up), E: leaving Sandown (up), F: boat arrival […] Ryde, G: train [… …] Ryde

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Isle of Wight'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: Mallard ; John Adams ; 10

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Mallard'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Railway [Roundup], Reel No. 3, User John Adams, 29/06/1963 ; 3 ; Bluebell Railway, journey from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes behind SECR No. 27 ; 14min 10sec

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Railway [Roundup]'

1963
Handwritten on case: 15 / Handwritten on paper (fibre product)s attached to case, description of Band I to XXX: Paddington, Band I. 9460 pulling empty stock for Paddington-Plymouth train into platform 1 ; II. 4:10 Birmingham 6027 Richard I ; III. 4:15 Barburry Brecon Castle (single C...) ; IV. No. 1504 whistles impatiently and leaves with train of empty stock ; V. May flower leaving hauled by D858 Val... followed by 9405 hauling out empty stock and 9460 pssing light being engine which pulled in empty stock for May Flower (see Bnad I) ;VI. 4:35 leaving with Alderban Hall ... etc...

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Paddington'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: SLS farewell to LNWR locomotives (two super Gs Nos. 49430 and 49361) ; 12/12/1964 ; 40 ; 1/1, 7 1/2 ips, CCIR ; Tape in very sticky condition / Take 1. Train arriving at New street station ; 2. Train leaving New street station ; 3. Train climbing Soho bank ; 4. Train arriving at Aldridge station ; 5. Train leaving Aldridge station ; 6. Climbing bank to Baddesley colliery (49361 at front and 49430 at rear) ; 7. Leaving Saltley ; 8. Climbing bank to Camp Hill ; 9. Starting from Camp Hill after taking water ; 10. Passing Cartland road ; 11. Arriving at New street

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'SLS farewell to LNWR locomotives'

1964
BBC Recording service label, ref no. 3, 15/09/1963 ; Ashington

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Ashington'

1963
Handwritten note on case: Recordings made on the J11 'Farewell Special' (The Gainsborough Model Railway Society), Saturday 13th October 1962, 13/10/1962 / Location: East Midlands and East England / See information on a website about this specific trip: http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/621013gm.html

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Farewell Special, Gainsborough Model Railway Society'

1962
BBC Recording service label, Railway [Roundup], Reel No. 5, User John Adams, 30/06/1963 ; Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch light railway, recording of complete journey from St Mary's Bay to New Romney behind Green Gordon with driver George Barlow

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Railway [Roundup]'

1963
Handwritten on case: Spotters day at Waterloo, Bands I-IX ; 9

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Spotters day at Waterloo'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: 06/1963, The Romney Hythe + Dymchurch Railway, 4 bands

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railway'

1963
BBC Recording service label, Talyllyn Railway, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 01/08/1964 ; Take 1: Dolgoch passing Rhydyronen (4.10 ex Wharf) ; Take 2: No. 4 (Edward Thomas) and No. 1 (Talyllyn) leaving Pendre ; Take 3: No. 4 (Edward Thomas) entering Abergynolwyn and running round ; Take 4: No. 4 (Edward Thomas) at Brynglas ; Take 5: No. 4 (Edward Thomas) back up from Wharf / Location: Wales

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Talyllyn Railway'

1964
BBC Recording service label, SLS Special 49361 + 8 coaches full, Reel No. 2, User: PBW, 22/06/1963 ; Take 1: Walsall, Darlaston, Wednesbury ; Take 2: Walsall, Norton Junction, East ; Take 3: Cannock Junction, Hednesford, Rugby TV ; Take 4: Lichfield TV - LL - HL ; Take 5: Lichfield Town / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'SLS Special 49361 and 8 coaches full'

1963
Handwritten on case: 2, sleeper

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Sleeper 2'

1958-1964
Handwritten note on case is crossed over: Vale of Rheidol

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '[untitled]'

Handwritten on case: Severn + Wye ; John Adams ; 6

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Severn & Wye'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: Track [I.2], Brienz-Rothorn / Switzerland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Brienz-Rothorn'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: Cromford + High Peak ; 7 1/2 ips, single track ; 41 ; handwritten notes crossed over [likely a re-used case] / Typed note enclosed: Band I. No. 68006 working 15 empty wagons from High Peak Junction to Cromford Bottom ; II. Wagons being hauled up Sheep-pasture incline ; III. Sheep-pasture incline gravity winding ; IV. Sheep-pasture incline stam winding ; V. No. 47007 shunting at Sheep-pasture ; VI. No. 47007 shunting at Sheep-pasture ; VII. No. 47007 shunting at Sheep-pasture ; VIII. No. 47007 running between Sheep-pasture and Black Rock ; IX. Middleton incline winding engine built by the Butterley Iron Company, 1825 ; X. No. 68079 leaving Middleton top ; XI. No. 68079 asending Hopton bank (1st take) ; XII. No. 68079 asending Hopton bank (2nd take)

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Cromford and High Peak'

1958-1964
Handwritten on case: 06/06/1962, Diesels at Leicester 1 ; John Adams ; 7 1/2 ips ; Leicester London road / Detail of tracks on case: 1, D70 11:55 Thames-Clyde ; 2, MU Nuneaton ; 3, 41228 Shunts van arrives on 10:25 [ex] ; 4, D161 [St Pancras] at 11:57 leaves for [Mendlesham] ; 5, D161 at 12:21 leaves [...] ; 6, 41428 [...] ; 7, D157 leaves on 12:40 for London ; 8, 41228 leaves [...] ; 9, Midland Pullman arrives 12:45 ; 10, D5388 leaves 12:55 [...] stopping

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Diesels at Leicester'

1962
BBC Recording service label, City of Hereford, Reel No. 3 / Empty spool in case

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" case 'City of Hereford'

Handwritten on case: I.O.W [Isle of Wight] ; 7 1/2 ips one track only ; I.O.W [IOW] tape III [tape 3] ; / Detail of tracks on case: A: notes for Shirley, B: section A, C: section B, D: section C, E: section D, F: section E, G: re-recording section D

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Isle of Wight'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, A4 60004 'William Whitelaw', Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 14/06/1963 ; Take 1: Leaving Aberdeen ; Take 2 (marked with red ink): Stonehaven ; Take 3: Forfar ; Take 4: Perth ; Take 5 (marked with red ink): Stirling ; Take 6: Running into Glasgow / Location: Scotland

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'A4 60004 'William Whitelaw''

1963
Handwritten on case: 12/07/1964, Lickey Bank, 4-6-0 Class 5 on goods banked by two 0-6-0 PTs ; 5

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Lickey Bank'

1964
Handwritten on case: 09/11/1962, Leeds city station ; Tape 1, 7 1/2 ips, edited tape bands 1-12 / Handwritten note inside case with details for each of the 12 tracks: Band 1, V2 2-6-0 No. 60845 runs light round avoiding line at South station to join parcels train on platform 11 ; Band 2, Austerity 2-8-0 No. 90717 passes through South station light ; Band 3, V2 2-6-0 No. 60895 leaves platform 11 with parcels train for Scarborough at 9:35am ; Band 4, Devonian arriving from Bradford with No. 42075 and WR stock, platform 5 North Station ; Band 5, Denovian leaves platform 5 behind Diesel D108 ; Band 6, 42025 running out light ; Band 7, D181 leaves on Newcastle train 11.09 from platform 1 ; Band 8, 43038 back onto Sheffield-Bradford train in platform 5 ; Band 9, 43038 leaves with 11:46 Bradford from platform 5 ; Band 10, 42408 shunting six [wheeled tanker] ; Band 11, steam engine whistle for signals as D64 arrives with train from Morecombe at 12:04 on platform 5 ; Band 12, 42408 runs light [... ...] tanker wagons

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Leeds city station'

1962
BBC Recording service label, 45647 Sturdee ; Take 1: Leaving Leeds

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '45647 Sturdee'

1958-1964
BBC Recording service label, Double chimney Clun Castle No. 7029, 1/10 [work/Pch], Reel No. 1, user: PBW, 10/04/1964 ; Take 1: Leaving [Worsham] ; Take 2: Leaving Evesham ; Tak e3: Climbing to summit Camden Bank ; Take 4: Leaving Moreton-in-Marsh (Gloucestershire) / Location: West Midlands and South West England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '7029 Clun Castle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, Tyseley [duty 101] 4555 on 5.28 pm, Snow Hill-Knowle 1st stop Acocks Green, User: PBW, 20/04/1964 ; Take 1: Entering Hockley Tunnel with empty stock and pulling into Snow Hill platform ; Take 2: Waiting at Snow Hill and [right away through] tunnel ; Takes 3-4: At signal check before Acocks Green, stopping and then run to Olton and stand by ; Take 5: Leaving Olton after fireman has rung signalman ; Take 6: Departs Solihull, Arrival at Knowle was 1/2 minute early

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 on 5.28 pm Snow Hill to Knowle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 SLS Excursion, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 13/06/1964, load 165 for 5 ; Take 1: Leaving Snow Hill 1.45 pm (check over bridge) ; Take 2: Leaving Rowley Regis and Blackheath for Dudley ; Take 3: Climbing up from Old Hill to Dudley, passing LMS Class 5 ; Take 4: Leaving Dudley for Wolverhampton ; Take 5: On Wombourne Branch [taking] tablet ; Take 6: [Oxley Hall] to Wombourne / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4555 SLS Excursion'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 45647 and 46155 / Empty case, no spool

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" case '45647 and 46155'

BBC Recording service label, B'ham-Salop (abbr. for Birmingham-Shropshire), Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 26/04/1964, 4079 Pendennis Castle , S2S Trip to Swindon via Salop (Shropshire) ; also '6' handwritten on case ; Take 1: Leaving Snow Hill and up to Snow Village ; Take 2: Leaving Wolverhampton / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" 'Birmingham to Shropshire, No. 4079 Pendennis Castle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4555 on 5.28 ex SH, and [ also steam locals at Knowle], Reel No. 2, User: PBW, 21/04/1964 ; Take 1: Signal Box Knowle 4555 and train entering ; Take 2: Locomotive running round ; Take 3: ECS and 4555 leaving ; Take 4: 6364 on up local leaving Knowle, plus 11 coaches ; Take 5: 4111 on down ECS leaving Knowle / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '45555 at Knowle'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 4472 Flying Scotsman, Reel No. 1, User: PBW, 12/09/1964 ; Take 1: Soho Road (Bank?) Birmingham Standard Class 5 climbing ; Take 2: Soho Road Birmingham, 4472 on Farnborough ; Take 3: Pullman Express [approaching] 8.30 am / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '4472 Flying Scotsman'

1964
BBC Recording service label, 1458 Kington [branch], Reel No. 1, 11/06/1964 ; Take 1: Stationmaster Lewis Jones ; Take 2: Shunting at Leominster ; Take 3: Leaving Leomintser ; Take 4: Leaving after [detonator protection] ; Take 5: Stopping for gate at Waterloo Crossing ; Take 6: Leaving Waterloo crossing from Brake van / Location: West Midlands, England

Magnetic audio tape 1/4" '1458 Kington Branch'

1964