Famous Loco For Museum (1961)

Famous Loco for Museum. Paddington station. Various good shots of Castle Class engine 4073, “Caerphilly Castle“ steam locomotive in Paddington Station. M/S of Doctor Beeching (Chairman of the British Transport Commission) with Mr Hanks (Western Area Chairman) and crew. Also on platform is Doctor Follett (Director of the Science Museum) who is to receive the train once out of service. Beeching shakes hands with Hanks. M/S of the new diesel locomotive in station. Several shots of the steam train the ’Caerphilly Castle’ being towed away on the back of lorry. Shots of people lining streets as the train is pulled slowly along the streets of London. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from th