Rhondda Gateway

Series

Series Name
Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue

Issue No.
1
Date Released
Sep 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
BFI Summary - Shunting yard at Pontypridd.
BFI synopsis: The shunting yard at Hopkinstown, and the forty trains of coal which pass through it daily taking coal from the Rhondda valley to the docks at Cardiff.
Researcher Comments
According to bfi sources, this story was filmed from the 27th to the 28th July 1949. It was researched by John Gaudioz in a visit on the 18th July 1949.
Keywords
Railways; Mining
Locations
Wales; Pontypridd
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis
Credits:
Production Co.
Documentary Technicians Alliance
Support services
John Gaudioz
Sponsor
National Coal Board
Director
Tony Thompson

How to cite this record

'Rhondda Gateway', Mining Review 3rd Year Issue No. 1, Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/345625 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)