The Veteran Takes a Trip

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1768A
Date Released
25 Apr 1963
Date submitted
20 Apr 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Veteran Takes a Trip. DESCRIPTION: The ‘return of the Flying Scotsman’, with its new ‘private-enterprise’ owner Mr Alan Pegler. Her first working trip from Paddington to North Wales, since she retired from regular service had many people aboard. Stops on the way, High Wycombe, Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS Flying Scotsman. MCU Mr Alan Pegler (the new owner) looks at engine. CU same. MS man hidden by smoke from train. MS wolf cub on platform. GV crowd. MS train pulls away from Paddington Station. TS people on platform, train past camera (2 shots). MS man walks down corridor (inside train). MLS cameramen. TS railway lines. MS train past camera. MS passenger lights pipe. TS train past signal box. Same past woods. Same past fields. Same past railway lines. GV pan - same past camera. Travelling shot - same through station, houses. GV train by embankment.
Keywords
Railways; Business and commerce
Locations
London; Birmingham
Card file number
86438
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
137
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Veteran Takes a Trip', British Movietone News Issue No. 1768A, 25 Apr 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25076 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)