Diesel Train (1954)

Diesel train from Bradford to Leeds in Yorkshire. Camera following train driver as he gets into diesel engine. C/U driver closing cab door. M/S driver sitting down at controls C/U driver turning controls. C/U driver at controls , train now in action. Tracking shot from driver’s cabin. Interior shot of train showing passengers sitting in seats. Passengers looking out of windows. C/U driver at controls. Tracking shot of driver at controls, windscreen wiper can be seen working. M/S interior of train, passengers looking out of windows. Camera panning with train as it goes over points and through station. Train is one of British Rail’s new lightweight diesels. Note: newspaper article,brochure and letter from British Transport Commission on file. 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