A Record Load 1927

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Item title reads: " A Record Load! 16 engines and tenders - loaded on railway trucks - "all in a row" - leave for shipment to India."

Darlington, Durham

M/S of a train truck with train engines on board. The trucks move away left to right. M/S of an engine with 'Robert Stephenson and...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33474
Sort Number:
G 1447
Time in/Out:
01:26:50:00 / 01:28:14:00
Canister:
G 1447
Film ID:
704.20
Issue Date:
03/11/1927

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