• Short Summary

    Various shots of a small steam train - probably Welsh narrow gauge "Express" train.

  • Description

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    C/U of the front of a steam train, locomotive no.4, Kerr Stuart no. 4047 of 1921 at the southern terminal, Machynlleth. Driver oils the front wheels. Shot of the train moving away from the station. It is very small and cute. Shot of the inside of the carriage - very short. Story incomplete. According to paper records this is a Welsh narrow gauge "Express" train.

    Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 593. Footage shot in 1928 on the Corris Railway in Merionethshire, Wales.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    892.15
    Media URN:
    15174
    Group:
    Eve pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    12/08/1929
    Sound:
    sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:19:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:31:24:00 / 01:31:43:00
    Canister:
    EP 138

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