Ireland’s Silent Rail-Car

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1097
Date Released
12 Jun 1950
Date submitted
5 Jun 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ireland’s Silent Railway - Car (Mute). DESCRIPTION: A new electric Rail-car is being used in Dublin and surrounding countryside. SHOTLIST: Rail-car leaves above station, MS of three-coached train. Sounding horn en route. Various shots of the same speeding along its journey. Train crosses bridge (viaduct) over River Borne. GV of the town, from train. Serving meals aboard train. Passing coach building works. Train travelling at speed.
Keywords
Vehicles; Railways
Locations
Dublin; Amiens Street Station, Dublin
Card file number
53850
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Ireland’s Silent Rail-Car', British Movietone News Issue No. 1097, 12 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16463 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)