Bluebelle from Brighton
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bluebelle From Brighton. DESCRIPTION: In an age of confidence and self-assurance, the Victorians were particularly proud of their railways. They built the two locos which pulled the Brighton Bluebelle on its recent farewell journey over the original route. Soon the Beeching axe will fall, closing the section between Haywards Heath and Horsted Keynes. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS passengers in period costumes (Victorian) through ticket barrier. CU punching tickets. MS passenger through barrier. GV two engines Stepney and Birch Grove getting up steam. MS front of engine. CU nameplate Stepney. CU nameplate Birch Grove. CU Mr May (General Manager - the Bluebelle Railway Ltd). CU same talking to engine driver. MS passengers on station. CU passenger. LS pressmen. MLS pan engines pulling Bluebelle out of station. LS as seen from driver’s cabin. CU stoking fire. CU pan engines. LS view from driver’s cabin. ES train past camera.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Railways; Transport; Fashion and costume
- Locations
- Brighton; Horsted Keynes
- Card file number
- 87445
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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How to cite this record
'Bluebelle from Brighton', British Movietone News Issue No. 1795A, 31 Oct 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25307 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)