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There are two separate films assembled to be projected in training sessions. The first film is ‘The Deltic Locomotive’, produced by Napier Film Production around 1960. Colour film with optical soundtrack. This is an incomplete version of the film, focusing on the replacement of the engine unit, as there are splices directly in the print, likely made to shorten the film’s duration and focus on sequences relevant to training. The film starts with a Deltic locomotive in blue livery arriving at a maintenance shed or workshop. The locomotive is partially dismantled, one of the Napier Deltic engine is removed, a new engine is mounted, the connections are remade. The film includes wide shots of locomotive in the shed and many close-up shots of locomotive parts and workers dismantling or fitting in the parts. The engine shed workers are wearing white overalls. The film ends with the locomotive leaving the shed. Approximate duration: 6 minutes The second film ' Diesel Power on British Railways (Excerpts from British Transport Films)' is a film produced by British Transport Films in 1965. The film illustrates the range of diesel engine use on British Railways (freight, passenger transports), listing the benefits of diesel in comparison to steam locomotives, with emphasis on the cooperation between the railways and the locomotive manufacturing industry. The film concludes that diesel power on British Railways is building an economic, efficient and modern railway for Britain. Approximate duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, print, two films ‘The Deltic Locomotive’ and ‘Diesel Power on British Railways’

1960-1965