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Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car 1933
Description
Full title reads: "Park Royal. Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car - seating 69 passengers, with speed of 60 mph - the suburban service of the future."
Park Royal, London.
Pan along body of streamlined 'railcar' as it stands outside its engine shed. A group of men are standing around...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 6685
- Sort Number:
- 33/087
- Time in/Out:
- 01:20:48:00 / 01:22:17:00
- Canister:
- 33/87
- Film ID:
- 735.17
- Issue Date:
- 30/10/1933
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There may be some confusion in the title card with regard to "Park Royal".
Rather than Park Royal being a location, it is, in this example, the name of a firm of coachbuilders.
The carriage seen here is called GWR Railcar No. 1, built by Park Royal at Willesden.