Rent Railways in Britain Archive: Scottish Express (1946) (1946)
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1h 2min
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- Synopsis:
'Scottish Express' follows the post-war LNER service between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley.
Scottish Express (1946)The film is about the preparation and operation of the immediate post-war Scottish Express LNER service drawn by A3 class steam locomotive 4489 on its 10am run from London King's Gross to Edinburgh Waverley with her driver and fireman Tom and Fred. Shot from the lineside, on board the train and in the steam engine's cab during the run, the film also shows the construction of steam engines at the LNER's Doncaster works and visits the company's coachworks at York. Other LNER steam locomotives featured are 4485 6Webster', 4492, 4599, 4464 'Bittern' 4493 NE and 4465.
Going North (1945)
An archive travelogue journeying to Scotland from the English Lake District via Cumberland and Westmorland. We see sheep farming, traditional salmon fishing, Princes Street in Edinburgh, Berwick Castle, Inverness, a paddle steamer on a loch and hear an evocative soundtrack of Scottish Folk Songs including Over the Sea to Skye, The Skye Boat Song, Coming Through the Rye and Loch Lomond.
An Excerpt from 'Beautiful Trossachs' (1938)
This is an extract from a travelogue made for the LMS showing The Trossachs in central Scotland. Presenting a combination of lochs, woods, mountains, glens, picturesque villages and hills, the film shows Loch Katrine and Lomond from a tourist's perspective following the paddle steamers that ply their trade there. Also seen are the 'Four in Hand' horse-drawn coaches transporting tourists from one loch to the other.- Actors:
- Tom, Fred
- Aka:
- Railways in Britain Archive: The Scottish Express The 1946 Steam Locomotive Film
- Studio:
- Sfe
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
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