Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner 1938

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Swindon, Wiltshire.

Various shots of old steam engines being broken down into scrap metal at an engine yard. Several men work with axes to break down one engine - looks like hard and slow work! Piles of parts from the old trains lie around. A large electrically-powered magnet crane lifts a...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
16303
Sort Number:
38/014
Time in/Out:
01:04:45:00 / 01:05:24:00
Canister:
38/14
Film ID:
955.08
Issue Date:
17/02/1938

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  • The first engine being broken up is Crane Tank Locomotive No. 16, named "Hercules".

    Identifiable at 00:34 is Claughton Class engine No. 2368.

    jamied 16th May 2012

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