Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot mostly in South West England, especially Cornwall and Devon, as well as East Midlands and East of England, in 1962 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Shots of Britannia Class 7 70003 'John Bunyan' and GER class F48 65567. Shots of passengers on platforms and rail enthusiasts photographing departing locomotives. Each station passed through is documented with a shot of the station sign, including: Norwich Thorpe, Swaffham, Watton (Norfolk), Lelant, St Erth, Hellston, Bristol Temple Meads, Bude, Hatherleigh, Callington, Lelant (again), Marazion, Purley, Derby Midland, Eastbourne, Bluebell Halt, Salisbury. Shot of a metal boilerplate ("London & North Eastern 5567"), close up shot of the old BR 'lion and wheel' logo. Primarily wide and medium tracking shots of steam and diesel locomotives, occasionally in picturesque settings such as across a lake. The focus is on the locomotives, rather than on people or surrounding landscapes. At Eastbourne, shot of cars driving onto a "car carrier train". Some of the film shot from a railway bridge, including a shot of a fireman shovelling coal into the firebox. The film is primarily shot at lineside, with passenger view footage towards the end of the reel. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway 1962' 1962
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot mostly in Southern England in 1961 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Footage documenting route through shots of station signs: Barcombe Mills, Sheffield Park, Hurst Green, Salisbury, Templecombe, Peterborough, Westerham. Film is shot primarily from lineside, with some shots from railway bridges. Shot of railway staff opening level crossing. Shot from lineside of driver in SR Maunsell N-Class 31400. Shot of passengers watching A1X 0-6-0T 55 'Stepney' pass by. Shot of SECR P Class No. 27 "Primrose" pulling into Sheffield Park station. At Hurst Green, several short shots of various steam locomotives passing through (due to speed and quality, unable to identify). Shot of BR Class BR4 76061 waiting at platform. Shot of crew replenishing water supply on ‘Stepney’ steam locomotive. Shots from platform of various passenger, steam locomotives arriving and departing. Shot of passengers boarding from platform. Shot of a family with children sat in the grass at lineside watching diesel-electric and steam locomotives pass by. Shot of cars passing through the Euston Arch (a year before its demolition). Shot of man jumping over gate at lineside and walking towards the camera. Shot of holidaymakers on the beach as a steamship passes by in the distance. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway 1961' 1961
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot in East Midlands, Wales and Southern England in 1962 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. It includes footage of the Gloucestershire railway prior to closure of the line. This reel compiles shots of both freight and passenger steam locomotives from lineside, with some shots from railway bridges. Station signs captured on film include: Bournemouth West, Oxford, Whitland, Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Neyland, Carmarthen, Swansea (High St), Newport, Cranleigh, Rowfant, Raynes Park, Okehampton, Sheffield Park, Horsted Keynes, Poole, Bourton-on-the-water. Shot of boiler plate on passenger carriage of LMSR No. 70 4-4-0 "The Pines Express". Shot of passenger steam locomotive 'V86' from lineside. Shots of lots of passenger steam locomotives arriving at Oxford station. Variety of medium and wide tracking shots of passenger and freight steam locomotives, shot at lineside. Shot of passenger steam locomotive 'V05' (GWR King Class 4-6-0 No 6024 "King Edward I") from lineside. Shot of passenger locomotive 'V18' from lineside. Brief section of shots of steam ships. passenger view footage of approaching and passing over a railway bridge. Shot of a sign - "British Railways Modernisation - Plymouth North Road Station Reconstruction". Shot of children opening wooden gates at a level crossing so that their family can drive a car through. Shot of a boy running at lineside as a steam locomotive approaches. Brief shot of railway staff pulling levers. Shot of sign - "St Blazey R.U. Not in common use". Shot of boiler plate "Nielson & Co 3209 Glasglow 1883". Shot of headboard on steam locomotive - "Cheltenham Kingham 4109". Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway 1962, End of Glos' 1962
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot between 1964 and 1966 on railways in France and Spain, by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Film is mainly shot from lineside and from platforms, and documents steam and diesel-electric locomotives in Europe, primarily passenger trains, some freight. Reel begins with shot of a passing freight locomotive. Shot of rail staff checking tracks before departure of a steam locomotive. Wide shot of steam locomotive passing from across the water. Shot of station sign: Bignasco. Shot of people standing on a railway bridge waiting below. Shot of station sign: Sta Maria Maggiore. Passenger view footage passing through grassy landscapes. Shot of a woman boarding the train from the platform then looking through the window towards the camera. Shot of station sign: Bellinzona. Shot of passengers waiting on a platform. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railways Spain 1965, Locarno 1964, St Malo, Calais 1966' 1964-1966
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot mostly in Southern England, in 1964? by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Shots of station signs including: Epsom, Three Bridges, Tonbridge Wells West, Pevensey & Westham, Epsom Downs, Ventnor, Cowes, Newport, Clapham Junction, Tilehurst, Exeter Central, Wadebridge West, Basingstoke. Wide shot of approaching steam locomotive, followed by passenger footage. Shot of "stop, look, listen" sign out of window. Shot of sign at station: "The Sussex Downsman Rail Tour". Shot of steam locomotive SR N Class 2-6-0 31411, followed by passenger footage, then shot of same locomotive stopped at station. Zoom in to cab of 31411. Lineside shot of train crew carrying out some sort of maintenance to wheels on SR Q1 class 33027. Shot of the filmmaker’s friends on train platform, looking towards camera and smiling. At Tonbridge Wells West, shot of West Country Class 4-6-2 34026 'Yes Tor' at platform. Passenger footage. Shot of passengers on tracks around 'Yes Tor'. Shot from railway bridge of departing steam locomotive. Shot of SR N Class 2-6-0 31411 at platform as passengers depart. Passenger view footage, with shot zooming in on people watching trains from a railway bridge. Shot of BR Standard Class 7MT 70018 'Flying Dutchman' with passenger train, then shot of people at lineside watching 'Flying Dutchman' pass. Lineside shot of LSWR 0-4-4T Class M7 30053. Shot of SR 4-6-2 Battle of Britain Class 34064 'Fighter Command'. Shot of BR Battle of Britain Class 4-6-2 34005 'Barnstaple' approaching platform. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railways (up to Okehampton)' 1964
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot in the 1960s by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Reel of footage shot primarily from lineside, documenting passing steam locomotives. Passenger view footage approaching and crossing the Severn Bridge. Lots of very short shots of passing steam locomotive, shot from both lineside and from train windows. Mostly passenger trains, some freight. Shot of station sign, Penzance. Shot of steam ships. Shots from lineside of passing diesel-electric locomotives. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway 1 (Oddments)' 1960-1970
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot between 1964 and 1968, on British Railways standard gauge and mostly on narrow gauge railways, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Talyllyn Railway in Wales, by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. Footage of A4 commemorative rail tour, with shots of the LNER A4 60024 'Kingfisher'. Shots of various steam and diesel-electric locomotives in use, shot from lineside and in passenger footage. At Devil's Bridge, shot of a couple sitting together on a bench. passenger view footage of the Welsh landscape. Shots of a steam locomotive on the Vale of Rheidol Railway. At Talyllyn Railway Wharf Station, shot of 'The Railway Shop'. Footage of Talyllyn Railway 0-4-0WT No.6 'Douglas' in Talyllyn green livery. Shot of railway staff replenishing the water supply of a steam locomotive. Lots of shots of passing steam locomotives, including 602 Squadron 4-6-2 34089, LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2T 41319, Blackmore Vale 34023, and an Esso branded tanker. Shot of railway enthusiasts awaiting the departure of 'Blackmore Vale' with their cameras ready. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railways 1964-1968, Vale of Rheidol Railway, Talyllyn' 1964-1968
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot between 1967 and 1969 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. According to notes from the filmmaker on the case the reel includes footage of Lymington Junction, A4 locomotive at Salisbury, Vale of Rheidol, Talyllyn railway, Southampton, Rail Tour on Southern Region, Royal Train filmed in 1968, GC rail tour and Isle of Wight railway. The reel opens with shots of churches and historic buildings. Shot of WCBB 34015 4-6-2 at platform, then departing the station. Shot of rail enthusiasts at lineside photographing BR H Class 31519. Shot of 'Salisbury' plate on a passing steam locomotive. Passenger view footage of tracks. Shots of diesel-electric locomotives from passenger view as they pass by. Shots of London skyline, St Pauls Cathedral. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway 1967-1969' 1967-1969
Original 8mm colour silent film. Various footage shot between 1961 and 1964 by C. K. Dunkley and edited together on 400 feet reel and stored in cardboard case. This reel documents 4 different rail journeys in Norway, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Holland. With lineside and passenger views, the footage shows a variety of steam and diesel-electric locomotives, as well as other forms of transport, including tram in Norway. These journeys are interspersed with footage of mountainous European landscapes, lakes and forests. The film also captures people’s behaviours: pedestrians in cities passed through, passengers with luggage and train staff on platforms, a brass band performance at a station, as well as amateur railway enthusiasts filming passing locomotives from the lineside. Station signs filmed include: Myrdal, Oslo, Finse, Klagenfurt, Chur, Pontresina, Cavaglia, Tirano, Amsterdam Centraal. Amsterdam C-S sign also depicts the 1964 train fare price - 3c per person. Original 8mm amateur film 'Railway abroad: Norway 1961, Klagenfurt & Yugoslavia 1962, Switzerland 1963, Holland 1964' 1961-1964
A 35mm slide taken by Tony Ray-Jones for an article on English eccentrics, 'Happy Extremists'. The photograph was published in the 'Sunday Times Magazine', 18 October 1970. Snowy Farr - "The Original Roadman" 1970
A Kodachrome 35mm slide taken by Tony Ray-Jones for an article on English eccentrics, 'Happy Extremists'. The photograph was published in the 'Sunday Times Magazine', 18 October 1970. Cyril Clifft - the dogs' house 1970
This may be offcuts, footage made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV but not used in final edit for broadcast, filmed by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. Filmed on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. Footage of French railways CFD Reseau du Vivarais, steam locomotives pulling goods wagon, goods train passing over viaduct, trains journey filmed from lineside, goods train passing through French country landscape, railwaymen coupling wagon and locomotive, locomotive at water plant for water tank refill, railcar, locomotive No. 406, transporting wood in open wagons, steam locomotive in railway yard, freight, wood transport, steam engine shunting, shots taken from locomotive in motion, shots of steam passenger train filmed from line side, driver oiling wheels of locomotive No. 103, driver washing his hands with water running out of locomotive, CFD railcar, shots of journey filmed from locomotive front, CDF railcar, steam locomotive shunting, coupling steam locomotive to passenger carriages. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. 16mm film, original master 'Vivarais II' 1961
Filmed in 1961 on the Chemin de fer du Vivarais, a heritage railway and tourist attraction in the South of France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. 16mm film, original master 'Reseau du Vivarais (France)' 1961
Filmed in 1959 on the French Railways (SNCF), in France and Switzerland. Footage of SNCF electric and steam trains at Lille Poste 1 station, parcels and mail loaded onto carriages, shunting electric power car, passenger boarding second class carriage, electric multiple unit (EMU), steam locomotive pulling train, departing station, electric locomotive BB-13034, shots from carriage’s window at tail of train, departing station, train at Strasbourg station, electric locomotive BB-16002 coupled to carriages, footage of journey taken from driver's cab, shots of driver inside driver's cab, stops at different stations, freight, goods trains passing on parallel tracks, shots of electric overhead lines and tracks filmed from driver's cab, shots of electrical signalling equipment, arrival at Basel station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 10 minutes 16mm film, original master 'Lille to Basle' 1959
Filmed in 1960 on French railways (SNCF) in Paris, France. Footage of various electric trains departing and arriving at station, close-up shots of pantographs, electric locomotive BB-9263, electric locomotive Le Mistral CC-7124 for Lyon, Marseille and Nice, Le Mistral train departing station, view from a bridge over the multiple tracks in and out the station with steam, diesel and electric locomotives, various shots of steam trains and electric trains departing station (various Parisian stations), filmed from platforms, electric locomotive moved on traverser, locomotive 232.S.004 on traverser and into shed, locomotive coming out of shed, 231E27 fitted with front train nameplate 'Fleche d'or', railwayman oiling and cleaning locomotive, shot of kitchen staff breaking ice on platform to load in dining car. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 10 minutes 16mm film, original master 'Paris Termini' 1960
Filmed in 1962, on PO-Correze, a former French narrow gauge (metre-gauge) railways in Central France. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. First broadcast date unknown (1962?) on BBC Television. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. 16mm film, original master 'French Narrow Gauge (PO Correze)' 1962
Filmed in 1959 in France. Footage of the French Express train 'Le Mistral', showing steam locomotive led train and electric train. Steam locomotive with 'Mistral' nameplate on front, at Nice-Ville station, driver and fireman in cab, shots taken from the driver's cab window and inside the cab, train journey along the Mediterranean coast, views of the beach, passing over viaduct, Marseille Saint Charles station, Avignon station, Lyon Perrache station, shots of 'Mistral' electric train, railway level crossing, Macon station, interior shots of kitchen and dining car. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the master film reel, colour (original footage shot by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse) and black and white (footage reused from pre-existing SNCF film), silent. Duration: 7 minutes 16mm film, original master 'Le Mistral: Nice to Paris' 1959
Filmed in 1959 at Kings Cross shed in London. Film shows locomotive No. 60078, D6108, railway workers, worker oiling locomotive's parts, A4 locomotive Mallard No. 60022 leaving the shed yard, Yorkshire Pullman nameplate fitted on font of Flying Scotsman locomotive No. 60103, Flying Scotsman leaving yard, Abbotsford locomotive No. 60141, locomotive No. 60862 on the turntable and then driving backwards, close-up of driver in Woodcock locomotive No. 60029, locomotive then leaving yard. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 4 minutes 16mm film, original master 'A Visit to Kings Cross Shed' 1959
7 16mm film reels, according the information on some of the film cardboard boxes, the films were likely made by the British Railways Executive Research Engineering Division in Derby and possibly BRER, Liverpool Street station. 3 films feature test on tracks filmed apparently via a hole in the floor of a wagon or carriage. These 3 films seem to be part of a same series of test. 1 film features track laying with machine and railway workers. 1 film (negative) may represent Barking station and/or Paddington according note on the cardboard (construction of Barking station booking hall in 1959-1961?), also features electric trains/electrified lines. 1 film features work on a bridge. 1 film (negative) shows an overhead water tank or coal hopper. 16mm film reels of railway research footage 1950-1960
Papers of Group Captain Peter D.G.V. Whittingham relating to his work on survival medicine and the Apollo/Soyuz mission. Papers of Peter Whittingham 1950-1977
Magnetic sound track reel for a film made by a New Zealand film production company and purchased by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse in 1960 for use in their Railway Roundabout series. Film about the Rimmutaka line in New Zealand. 16mm magnetic soundtrack, master 'The Rimutaka Line (New Zealand)' 1960
Six strips of negative cinema film strips in envelope showing the test atomic bomb explosion in New Mexico in July 1945, with later associated contact prints and a single frame enlargement, British, 1946. The strips were supplied by Gaumont-British Distributors, the prints were probably made by the museum's photographers. Six strips of cinema film showing the test atomic 1945
8mm 50 feet film reel, footage made by amateur filmmaker, David Hodge, filmed between 1965-1967, when he worked at Bournemouth shed. Filmmaker's description of the content: A Class 5 (Standard) backs off turntable on to long pit; Water is taken; Backs down towards coaling crane; Opening ash pan; Fire in pit; Rocking grate; Shovelling coal into firebox; Back to turntable, turned, moves up to Shed. Reel S. Colour and silent footage. Some of the content of this reel has been cut out and used in 'Bournemouth shed' films by the filmmaker. 8mm amateur footage by David Hodge, reel S 1966
Copy; 800 feet blue plastic canister; 450 feet / 13 minutes / Kodachrome colour reversal / 1942 / Film with descriptive captions / No title or 'end' captions / Intervention of men from the breakdown train on an engine in a bomb crater, men are seen in the train getting prepared to go on the intervention (putting protective equipment on), first squad going to work, then relieved by another one for a break while GUS assist the first squad with anti-gas ointment and undressing; last footage shows when the job is completed, how the boots are removed / Film warped/crinkled, few or discreet scratches Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Air Raid Precaution Drumclog'
Original camera; 400 feet plastic canister; BR TF32 reference to old railway technical films catalogue; visit of Beeching to Derby Techical Centre, May 1964, model railway marshalling yard, axle test, bogie framework investigations, testing of springs. / B&W, Silent / Edited original reversal Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Derby Technical Centre 1964'
Filmed in 1960 on Halesowen and Longbridge railway in West Midland, England. Footage of Birmingham New Street station, station sign, steam train with SLS Special board arriving at station, crowd of passengers waiting on platform, photographer on tracks taking pictures of train as it departs the station, train led by steam locomotive No. 58283, footage of train journey with shots from the lineside, trainspotters and passers-by waving at train passing, children waiting on platform for train to arrive, train stopped, passengers getting off onto tracks, crowd gathered on tracks, railwayman fitting SLS special headboard on front of locomotives, photographers, passengers getting back on board, climbing back in from tracks, train departing, journey filmed from lineside, steam locomotives at front and end, shot of diesel multiple unit passing by signal box near Smethwick West station, saddle tank steam engine shunted by signal box, SLS special steam train passing by signal box, DMU passing in opposite direction, steam train arriving at Smethwick West station, Halesowen station sign, driver and fireman talking on stationary No. 58167, SLS special train pulled by No. 58271 locomotive arriving at Halesowen station, passengers running on platform after getting off train, shunting and coupling No. 58167 to end of SLS Special train, train departing, journey filmed from lineside, uncoupling of No. 58167, SLS special train arriving at Longbridge station. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. 16mm film, original master 'Halesowen & Longbridge Branch' 1960
Filmed in 1960 on the Isle of Wight Railway. Footage of Ryde Esplanade, shots of different passenger trains departing station, including trains pulled by locomotives No. 28, 25, 22, Brading station, Southern Railway reward bench 'rewarded for the best kept station Group 1', train departing station. This is likely offcuts, footage made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV but not used in final edit for broadcast ('A Journey from Ryde to Ventnor'), filmed by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, colour, silent. Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds 16mm film, original master 'Isle of Wight' 1960
