Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Train for South African Tour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
917
Date Released
30 Dec 1946
Date submitted
19 Dec 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Royal Train for South Africa. DESCRIPTION: The special coaches which will be used in the forthcoming Royal Tour of South Africa have completed a difficult journey to Birkenhead. SHOTLIST: KS Train coming through archway. Train comes to standstill. MS of royal train, white coaches. Coaches being slewed back into upright position. GV of train. MS of train. At Birkenhead docks, bodies of train being lifted onto floating crane. Coaches being lowered into hold of ship. GV of stern of Explorer, the ship that will take the train to South Africa.
Keywords
Royalty; Railways
Locations
Liverpool
Card file number
47932
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Royal Train for South African Tour', British Movietone News Issue No. 917, 30 Dec 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14222 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)