Turbo Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2070
Date Released
3 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Turbo-Train. DESCRIPTION: The greatest railway advance of the century! That’s Canada’s claim for the Turbo Train, a sleek, all-aluminium inter-city speedster powered by aircraft-type gas turbines. SHOTLIST: MS Turbo train past. MS boy walking along gangway. 2 shots passengers. MS waitress walks up gangway. CU waitress puts down tray. MS man buying food at kiosk. LS train past. MLS from inside station - train past. MLS barrier lifts up. MCU passengers drinking in cocktail bar - with view along length of train. LS through cab at rails. MCU driver. CU drivers hand on controls. CU dials. MLS from cab at another turbo train passing on other track. MS train past.
Keywords
Railways
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
94349
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Turbo Train', British Movietone News Issue No. 2070, 3 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27733 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)