| CARRIAGE MADE Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7241 |
| Catalog #: | 258504 | |
| Clip Number: | 258504-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 325 | |
| Timecode: | 01:23:41 - 01:26:32 | |
| Location: | Derby, Derbyshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Factories, Misc INDUSTRY: Metal, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Derbyshire TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Design & Industry | |
| Description: | CARRIAGE MADE Building their rolling stock. Derby, Derbyshire. An item showing how a railway carriage is made. Various shots as the metal is cut, welded and riveted. M/S of main frame being lowered onto wheels. M/S of coupling hook, M/S of its mould, it comes out of the furnace and a hammer shapes it. Various shots of the white hot metal. M/S of coupling hook being fitted. M/S of huge logs being lifted by a crane, M/S of them piled up on a trolley. Various shots as the wood is planed and turned. M/S as the body of the carriage is assembled. M/S of women polishing the exterior panels, M/S of men painting them. M/S of the carriage being examined, M/S as it undergoes its final inspection. M/S of the craftsmen looking at their work. The carriage drives off and they watch it go. | |
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