Commuter Train

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2297A
Date Released
14 Jun 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Train - Pep. DESCRIPTION: British Rail’s latest commuter train on final trials on the Southern Region. SHOTLIST: GV exterior Waterloo Station. Angle shot name ditto. SV Southern Regions new train drawing into Waterloo Station. SV passengers entering train. TS into compartment showing spacious seats & plenty of room for standing passengers. SV driver Fred Whittle getting into cab. AS showing No 4001. CU drivers. Shot through winder - lines. CU driver’s hands on controls. GV new train along section of track en route for Vauxhall. SV showing closed sliding doors pan to seated passengers. SV pan name Vauxhall. SV sliding doors open and passengers off. GV old & new train running together. CU driver of new train. GV seated passengers. AS Rayners Park. SV new train drawing into ditto. SV interior doors slide open and passengers get off. SV new training leaving station pan to BV.
Keywords
Railways
Locations
London; Waterloo
Card file number
99158
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Commuter Train', British Movietone News Issue No. 2297A, 14 Jun 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29926 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)