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A Railway That is a Real Joke

1929 , Southwold (Suffolk)

Cat no. 154

The closure of the Southwold to Halesworth narrow-gauge railway in April, 1929.

A Gaumont Mirror newsreel of the closure of the Southwold to Halesworth narrow-gauge railway in April, 1929. The film opens with an engine emerging from a shed at Southwold Station. Others are standing by, semi-derelict. The Station Master is seen to wave a flag and then the train pulls away from the platform. There is a close-up shot of the train which pulls a mixture of passenger carriages and goods wagons. Goods carried include milk churns and coal. There is an interior shot of the carriage. The guard is checking tickets. The men in the foreground appear to be conscious of the camera. A signalman is seen to put down his newspaper before emerging from his box to change the signal. There is a shot of the train steaming along the line and then passing the camera. In the next sequence, passengers alight from the train at Halesworth and goods, including mail bags, are unloaded. The train pulls off.

Featured Buildings

Halesworth Station; Southwold Station

Keywords

Railway closures; Railways

Intertitles

Southwold, the pretty Suffolk resort, has lost its priceless Railway -- the train de-luxe to Hailsworth. A season ticket holder loses the train but gets there first. It has been known to complete the journey of nine miles from Southwold in fifty minutes.

Other Places

Halesworth Station; Southwold Station

Manifestations

A Railway That is a Real Joke

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    INV378848
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:53
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733980
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    INV318545
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:53
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733977
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:53
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    733973
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV311545
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:46
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    711238
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV461327
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:03:50
    Modification Date
    15/03/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    704050
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV156920
    Canonical Identifier
    TB 1606
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    BetacamSP tape
    Dimension
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    23/07/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    673736
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV304288
    Canonical Identifier
    VP-326
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Duration
    0:04:00
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562888
  • Barcode
    INV??1385
    Canonical Identifier
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    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562233
  • Barcode
    INV??1384
    Canonical Identifier
    B-158
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    562232
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV265070
    Canonical Identifier
    A-554
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    35mm full gate film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    negative
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    560752
    Sound
    silent
  • Sequence Details:
    • Group 1:
      • Part Number: 119
      • Parts Unit: Series

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