Exhibition Train Visits Manchester Lner 1938

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Manchester.

The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Colonel Joseph Grimes, is seen making a speech (mute) and welcoming a special LNER exhibition train to a Manchester Station. The Lord Mayor and his wife (?) look at the engine and go into the train. Lines of schoolchildren go inside and crowd around...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
16374
Sort Number:
38/020
Time in/Out:
01:01:38:00 / 01:02:02:00
Canister:
38/20
Film ID:
957.02
Issue Date:
13/03/1938

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  • Although the commentator calls the mayor "Joseph Grime", it appears that his surname is actually Grimes - he's mentioned on this page for 1937-38.....

    www.manchester.gov.uk/info/1001/m
    ayor-general_information/1158/the_l
    ord_mayors_office/4

    The locomotive is the LNER A4 Pacific Number 4498, "Sir Nigel Gresley", (now in preservation).

    jamied 16th May 2012
  • Thanks.

    British Pathé 9th Aug 2012

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