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 nose to reduce wind resistance. It is hoped the train will break the railway speed record.
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 14/03/1935
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 9645
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 821.17
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:00:31:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:18:00:00 / 01:18:31:00
- Canister:
- 35/21
- Sort Number:
- 35/021
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jamied says
The locomotive seen is the GWR King Class engine No. 6014, "King Henry VII".