Streamlined Train For Gwr News In A Nutshell 1935

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Streamline train for GWR. Originally part of News in a Nutshell - international news stories in brief.

Swindon, Wiltshire.

Various shots of 'King Henry VII', Great Western Railway's new streamlined steam locomotive. The steam engine has been given a streamlined body and bullet shaped...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9645
Sort Number:
35/021
Time in/Out:
01:18:00:00 / 01:18:31:00
Canister:
35/21
Film ID:
821.17
Issue Date:
14/03/1935

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  • The locomotive seen is the GWR King Class engine No. 6014, "King Henry VII".

    jamied 16th May 2012

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