Train Driver's Story 1946

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Various shots of a locomotive. Various shots as driver walks along to train. C/U locomotive piston and wheels moving slowly. Various shots as driver walks up to locomotive and gets on. Various good shots engine driver...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62751
Sort Number:
UN 1407 A
Time in/Out:
01:20:40:00 / 01:29:51:00
Canister:
UN 1407 A
Film ID:
2070.05
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