Winter Railway AKA Clearing Railway Scenes 1963

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Short film about railwaymen clearing snow from the points on the Kent railway line.

M/S of two men clearing the track, one uses a shovel while the other brushes the snow away with a brush. We see some great shots taken from the carriage of a train at night. We can see sparks shooting out from...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3314
Sort Number:
CP 425
Time in/Out:
01:50:46:00 / 01:51:28:00
Canister:
CP 425
Film ID:
219.14
Issue Date:
18/02/1963

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