Last Journey Of Quaint Old Railway 1935

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No title, paperwork reads - Last journey of quaint old railway.

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

M/S of tiny Quainton (?) Road railway station. M/S of steam train on platform, a lady looks in one of the windows. Various shots of the passengers waiting to go on the train's last journey...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12571
Sort Number:
35/096
Time in/Out:
01:33:00:00 / 01:33:44:00
Canister:
35/96
Film ID:
845.16
Issue Date:
02/12/1935

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  • The railway line seen here was called the "Brill Tramway".

    Eliminating the current doubt in the shots list, Quainton Road IS the correct spelling.

    At 00:20 the train is seen passing through Westcott station.

    jamied 18th Aug 2012

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