Hi,
I recently stumbled on a short excerpt of a film in Photobucket entitled "Railways of London in the 50s and 60s". It shows images ofLiverpool St, Bethnal Green and Stratford accompanied by 60s pop music, Jimmy Saville etc. The b & w images of Britannias, N7s and B17s brought on a massive wave of nostalgia and I could even forgive the images of the sparkling new EE type 3 backing onto a train at the terminus. My question is does anyone know if the full version is available and from where?
I would post a link if I knew how!!
I'm sure some one on here is familiar with this film.
Bob
Film " Railways of London in the 50s and 60s"
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Re: Film " Railways of London in the 50s and 60s"
Is it similar to this collection from Youtube?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCw1bsOsz0
Which is silent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYCw1bsOsz0
Which is silent.
John.
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My spotting log website is at https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-rec ... s-70s-80s/
And my spotters' b&w photo site is at http://spottinglogs.blog
Re: Film " Railways of London in the 50s and 60s"
Hi John,
No that's not it but thank you for posting.
Some lovely shots, I particularly enjoyed the glimses of J15/17 and I think J20. Bookmarked to watch again!
Bob
No that's not it but thank you for posting.
Some lovely shots, I particularly enjoyed the glimses of J15/17 and I think J20. Bookmarked to watch again!
Bob
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Re: Film " Railways of London in the 50s and 60s"
What comes over on that early footage, is the darkness of coach maroon when compared to cream and crimson. I know that the colour representation of 8mm cine film was not too accurate in those days, but even allowing for that the maroon does look rather drab compared to the previous livery.
Reading monthly magazines from that time, it appears that the cream and crimson was not liked by many people for various reasons, but I can never really understand why (apart from cream showing dirt more quickly). I think it is a rather attractive livery, and in older coaching stock the cream weathers to a more rich 'yellowy' colour.
Reading monthly magazines from that time, it appears that the cream and crimson was not liked by many people for various reasons, but I can never really understand why (apart from cream showing dirt more quickly). I think it is a rather attractive livery, and in older coaching stock the cream weathers to a more rich 'yellowy' colour.
John.
My spotting log website is at https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-rec ... s-70s-80s/
And my spotters' b&w photo site is at http://spottinglogs.blog
My spotting log website is at https://spottinglogs.co.uk/spotting-rec ... s-70s-80s/
And my spotters' b&w photo site is at http://spottinglogs.blog