League Liner

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2278A
Date Released
1 Feb 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: League Liner. DESCRIPTION: Football Special Train, hired for the first time by Burnley FC. SHOTLIST: SV football supporters getting into train at Burnley. SV passengers seated. CU name League Liner. SV supporters into train. SV 2 small boys into train and shut door. TS from train. LV interior train - supporters seated wearing lightweight earphones. CU tape recorder. CU supporter asleep wearing earphones. TS from train. SV 2 passengers at table playing cards. CU 2 passengers playing pocket chess. TS from train. LV waiter serving packed lunches. CU girl eating chicken. SV man in fez eating tripe (Bobby Driver, supporter for 52 years). SV teenagers dancing in discotheque coach. SV man, disc jockey, at mike. Angle shot couples dancing. CU girls’ feet, men’s feet. SV couples dancing. TS from train. LV passengers looking at colour television. CU soccer match on TV screen. TS train into Euston station. SV supporters along platform.
Keywords
Railways; Football
Locations
Lancashire; Burnley
Card file number
98818
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:
Film clip

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'League Liner', British Movietone News Issue No. 2278A, 1 Feb 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29749 (Accessed 19 Jun 2025)