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14 results found for '"Locomotives"' in Keywords.
Reporters try out new trains (1976)
- Genre
- Press conference
On board a new train, Peter Parker, Chairman of British Railways, answers questions from a number of reporters about the new railway rolling stock just put into operation. Reporters not identified.
Rocket replica at Rainhill (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a male speaker (not identified - poss. Michael Satow, founder of Locomotion Enterprises) on his company’s building of a replica of George Stephenson’s Rocket locomotive for the National...
Rocket replica at Rainhill (1980)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with writer and railway enthusiast Hunter Davies, on the life of engineers and designers of the Rocket locomotive George and Robert Stephenson, during an anniversary re-enactment of the Rainhill...
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
Rainhill trials re-enactment (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the re-enactment of the Rainhill trials in Lancashire, a competition held in Oct 1829 by the Manchester and Liverpool Railway to discover the most appropriate locomotive to use on their tracks....
J B Priestley train naming ceremony (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Speech
Report from Euston Station in London on the naming of a railway locomotive after novelist and playwright J B Priestley. Speaking are: Jim O’Brien, British Rail London-Midlands Regional Manager; J B...
Last run of Deltic locomotive (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the special last run of the Deltic diesel locomotive which is being decommissioned, ending at Kings Cross station in London, history of the locomotive, steam trains, and train enthusiasts. With...
Sale of steam train Dorris (1982)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on the sale of the steam train Dorris. Owner Andrew Morris comments. Male reporter not identified.
Quainton in days of steam (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; Documentary; Vox pop
Programme documenting the history of steam railways, particularly at Quainton station in Buckinghamshire. On the background and history of the station, which used to be part of the main line up to Leicester....
Queen Mother opens rail museum (1984)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on the opening by the Queen Mother of the Old Station Museum in the London Docklands. In a speech, the Queen Mother praises the organisers of the event. Male reporter not identified.