What a Way to Run a Railway

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1535
Date Released
3 Nov 1958
Date submitted
30 Oct 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Schoolboys Open Day at Longmoor. DESCRIPTION: We went down to the Army Railway Centre in Hampshire. And so did over 130 schoolboys. It was an open invitation from the Royal Engineers. Come and see how we run a railway - they said. And just watch how we do it said the kids. SHOTLIST: MS boys standing on engine (key). MS engine backs in. MS boys clamber over engine. GV same. Front shot same. MS boys get into driving cab. CU boys on top of engine. MS boys wheel tapping. CU same. CU boys head down funnel of engine. CU boy taps front of engine. CU boy working controls. MS boys run away. CU same. GV boy pulling signal levers. CU same. Side shot same. MS signal goes up and down. CU boy with dirty face and hands. MS boys get onto engine unknown to driver. CU same. MS boys make faces at driver. GV engine moving ‘Fast Motion’ shot.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Children; Railways; Military
Locations
England; Hampshire; Longmoor
Card file number
75382
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Len Waldorf
Length of story (in feet)
99
Story extras:
Film clip

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'What a Way to Run a Railway', British Movietone News Issue No. 1535, 3 Nov 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22686 (Accessed 25 Jun 2025)