Last of a Railway

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1597
Date Released
11 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Last of a Railway. DESCRIPTION: It claimed to be the first passenger railway in the world and its fame spread far beyond its own range: Swansea to Oystermouth. Old pictures of the Mumbles Train recall its great adaptability to progress through the years. Sad to think of the end of a railway with such a history. SHOTLIST: GV Mumbles railway. GV crowds. CU people boarding coach. Pan front of coach. GV view from driver’s cabin. GV railway. LS same. CU pictures of old railway. CU same (3). Pan - present railway. GV interior of carriage. Pan railway carriage. LS carriage entering shed.
Keywords
Railways; Ceremonies
Locations
Wales
Card file number
79019
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Last of a Railway', British Movietone News Issue No. 1597, 11 Jan 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23408 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)