The LNER Encyclopedia

Found this on youtube.
Don't know if it has been posted before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKdpysUL ... re=related

It does look like there should be more as the last clip gets cut short.

I used to have it on video somewhere. I recall it was about 40 mins

There are some excellent b/w railway films from the 1930s on Youtube, but the majority seem to have been made by the LMS Film Unit.

Was there no LNER equivalent? I am surprised that Sir Nigel did not have his own cine camera for the recording of locos he had designed, but perhaps he was content just to see them in the flesh, as it were.

There was definately an LNER Film unit.
It eventually became the BR Photographic section and occupied a building next to Hudson House in York.
Sold off and became Fastline Photographic.
Not sure if currently active but I think Andrew Dow was involved at some point.
The Behind the scenes DVD series of 4 makes use of the archive films.

Thanks, I must look for those.

Seem to recall reading, decades ago, that some film drama for which the LNE had provided the facilities, showed (or should that be shewed?) a scene involving an express passenger train and its brakes being disabled by the villains. HNG was not at all impressed and asked if people had heard of the automatic vacuum brake. The LNER, at his behest, then withdrew from the movie industry. Anyone corroborate or comment, please?

My undertsanding is that it was the LNER involvement in the first 'Thirty Nine Steps' that enraged HNG although I am not quite sure in what way. Perhaps the inclusion of an ex ECJS Full brake in the Flying Scotsman consist?

Or the GWR Caastle in the Flying Scotsman consist?