Film Record: Colne Trams

Identifier:

• 3499 (Source: North West Film Archive )

Date produced: 1934

Filmmaker(s):

Edgar Duckworth

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:02:43

Length:

65 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"Opened in November 1903, the Colne and Trawden Light Railway ran along the Burnley and Keighley roads though the town. The line closed for good on 6th January 1934, shortly after these scenes were shot, so the film marks the end of an era for this Lancashire town." (BFI Player)

Resources:

BFI Player
NWFA Online Database

Locations:

• Colne, Lancashire, UK. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Locomotion
•      Transportation

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

North West Film Archive

Video Link:

• bfi.org.uk

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