Buy Your Boy a Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1580
Date Released
14 Sep 1959
Date submitted
24 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Buy Your Boy a Train. DESCRIPTION: The smallest public railway in the world, the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, is up for sale. There are seven miles of track, 3 steam, one diesel and 4 petrol locos. So, if you want to be popular at Christmas, go ahead and make a bid! SHOTLIST: MS driver fuelling miniature train (key). FS engine. MS station name. MS fares indicator. MS boy buys fares. MS clerk tears off ticket. CU hands same to boy. MS passengers get onto model train. MS guard blows whistle. CU engine driver in cabin. FS train moves. CU piston turning. Pan - train moves. CU piston turning. Pan - train moving. Tracking shots - BS firemen and driver. Passengers. Driver & firemen. Passengers. Driver and firemen, passengers. High angle train on move through countryside - arriving at Dalefarth.
Keywords
Railways; Business and commerce; Scenery and travel
Locations
England
Card file number
77978
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Ken Taylor
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Buy Your Boy a Train', British Movietone News Issue No. 1580, 14 Sep 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23218 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)