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South Londoner Rail Tour, 1960's - Film 17070

499 views · Published 5 December 2014 · 2:00 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: HuntleyFilmArchives · 2014 · Education

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Front of locomotive 31521, bearing placard 'The South Londoner'.
Rural-looking single rail line, two-carriage steam train approaches, locomotive at end driving in reverse; several people leaning out of carriage windows, waving.
View from train at rail junction, uniformed man indicating; head at L of picture.
Station sign 'Mitcham Junction'. View down station platform as 'The South Londoner' approaches and passes us; another train comes into opposite platform, in other direction.
Suburban back gardens as we approach a junction; two signs, one of which says 'Beware of Trains'; two heads at L, and a hand waving.
The train stopped at a water pump, a man attending; man leans out of window to call to him.
Driving towards a level crossing, signal box on L; over the crossing; past platform where several photographers film the train; a footbridge and a hut. People milling on platform and tracks, a station building in middle distance. 
View from trackside as The South Londoner pulls in backwards from R. People walk towards us, beside stationary train. View towards approaching train, people on track, building with two factory chimneys at R.
View through junction as train comes in at L; gasometer and two cooling towers in distance. Industrial buildings seen from train as we pass Waddon Marsh signal box, and an unidentified railway structure.
Overexposed upward view of signals (semaphore and lights).
From train window, the baton is passed to the railwayman below, as we pass; the railway bridge and opposite platform, with a stationary train.

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