Film Record: Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway (Opened 1879, Closed 1929)

Still from Southwold Narrow Gauge Railway (Opened 1879, Closed 1929) via EAFA

Identifier:

• 153 (Source: East Anglian Film Archive)

Date produced: 1929

Filmmaker(s):

Barrett Jenkins

Country of Production:

United Kingdom

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:02:09

Length:

50 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"A locally made film of the Southwold to Halesworth narrow-gauge railway." (EAFA Database)

Locations:

• Southwold, Suffolk, UK (Filming)

Subjects:

• Locomotion
•      Transportation
•           Railroads

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

East Anglian Film Archive

Viewing Notes:

"The film opens with shots of Halesworth L.N.E.R. station with the Southwold Railway platform running alongside. A Southwold Railway engine is shown pulling in. The train carries a mixed load of passenger carriages and goods wagons. The scene moves to Southwold. The Station Master at Southwold, Mr. Bert Girling, is shown along with interior shots of the passenger carriages. The station motor bus is shown along with busy scenes on the platform, including goods being unloaded on to a horse and cart." (EAFA Database)

Video Link:

• eafa.org.uk

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