Army Railway 1961

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Longmoor, Hampshire. • • Top shot of a steam engine reversing down the track. Tilt up to show converging lines running towards a goods yard; more trains and wagons are being shunted into sidings and sheds. M/S of an engine next to a water pump. M/S of a soldier turning a wheel to operate the water pump. C/U of the soldier's face - he is one of the Royal Engineers who operate the Army railway at Longmoor camp. M/S of a soldier walking beside a slow moving steam engine - the soldier signals to the driver with his arm. Low angle M/S of the driver leaning out of the cabin window as the engine rolls slowly past. M/S of a soldier using a metal pole to link the chain which couples the engine to the the goods wagons. The army line is about eight miles in length and operates a passenger service which links up with the Southern region stations at Liss and Bordon - it is essential to train soldiers in transportation when an army is operating over wide areas . M/S of three soldiers doing maintenance work on a black steam engine. C/U of a soldier working on the engine, above him is the engine's name plate that reads Kitchener - the engines are named after famous Royal Engineer officers. • • Interior. M/S of a soldier changing the signals in a signal box - the actual training for a driver takes a basic nine weeks, but he is given eight weeks training as a fireman first . Exterior. M/S of a signal changing. M/S of a soldier leaning out of a coach window waving a green flag to the engine driver. Interior. C/U of the engine driver inside his cabin pulling levers. M/S of the engine pulling away from the platform. The engine's whistle blows and the passengers wave from the carriages - the carriages were obtained from British Rail and were used as ambulance coaches in this country and on the continent during the Second World War. Low angle M/S of the engine and carriages as it drives away from the camera. • FILM ID:157.1 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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