Freight Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2121
Date Released
26 Jan 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Freight Train. DESCRIPTION: Because the different states in Australia never got together about the gauge to use when they built their railways, it has taken until now for one train to cross the continent on a continuous gauge line. SHOTLIST: GV freight train, the first train from East to West. MS sign on train East to West. MS railways commissioner & other officials. 2 shots crowd. MCU commissioner makes speech. MS commissioner with train pulling away in background. GV 2 shots train pulls away. 2 shots train load of cars, caravans etc. TS freight train. GV pan load of caravans. TS ditto. MCU ditto. TS freight train. GV pan load of cars. TS freight wagons.
Keywords
Railways; Ceremonies
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
95539
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Freight Train', British Movietone News Issue No. 2121, 26 Jan 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28159 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)