Record Railway Load 1925

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Item title reads - Record railway load. 65 ton new Stern Post for S.S. Olympic - overhanging 6 feet, successfully transported by L.N.E.R. after some anxious moments. Darlington, Durham.

M/S aerial view of the train driving slowly along the track with the huge stern post on the back. M/S as...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19969
Sort Number:
G 1243
Time in/Out:
01:03:41:00 / 01:04:25:00
Canister:
G 1243
Film ID:
434.04
Issue Date:
19/11/1925

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