On the Right Lines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1899A
Date Released
28 Oct 1965
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: On the Right Lines. DESCRIPTION: It’s causing quite a revolution - it’s the Mini Shunting Loco, that’ll run on the road or rails. It’s only powered by a Volkswagen car engine, yet it’s able to pull more than three hundred tons. Gino Guitiani, an Italian railway enthusiast, who’s life ambition has always been to drive a train, has bought a small locomotive and completely re-built it. He also laid his own track down the village street to his local pub. SHOTLIST: LS the Mini Shunting Loco moving without rails in yard. LS the Mini Shunting Loco approaching rails. MS driver operating controls. LS Shunting Loco moving over rails. MS driver at controls. MS jack lifting machine clear of ground. MS driver getting out of cab to manoeuvre wheels over tracks. MS man turning machine to get wheels over tracks. MS machine being lowered onto tracks. MCU jack being raised off ground. MS shunter moving on tracks up to truck. CU ditto and locking truck into position. MS shunter pulling trucks. MS ditto. MS driver at controls. LS trucks being pulled by shunter. MS driver at controls. LS trucks past. GV ditto. MS Gino Guitiani oiling his engine. MS Gino’s railway engine. MS Gino stoking the fire up. MS engine moves out of garage. MS pan engine moving down the street. MS (from engine) down street. MS engine past camera. MS (from engine) down street. MS engine. MS (from engine) down street at the cafe. MS Gino stops the engine outside the cafe. MS (from engine) at the end of the line. MS Gino steps from engine and shakes hands with his friend. MS Gino sits down at the table. MS more of Gino’s friends arrive. MS Gino holding a child on his lap. MS Gino drinks with his friends.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Railways
Locations
Italy; United Kingdom; Ferrara
Footage sources
France
Card file number
90349
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:
Film clip

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'On the Right Lines', British Movietone News Issue No. 1899A, 28 Oct 1965. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26199 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)