News Briefs: Bert’s Last Ride
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 9
- Section Title
- News Briefs
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bert’s Last Ride. DESCRIPTION: Engine Driver Bert Webb, of the New South Wales Railways has retired after 44 years’ service. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU Bert. Bert Webb 44 years a train driver climbs into cabin for last time. SCU Bert leaning out of window. Train speeding through country at great speed (camera slow). Shots of Bert driving and his fireman stocking up the fire. Train into tunnel, across bridge etc. Speeding into station. Brakes just before hitting the buffers. CU Bert mopping his brow.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Railways; Newsreels
- Locations
- Sydney
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 60457
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 80
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How to cite this record
'News Briefs: Bert’s Last Ride', British Movietone News Issue No. 1288, 8 Feb 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19037 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)