| SHIP BECOMES A RAILWAY SIDEWAY! The railway locomotive ‘Royal Scot’ is lifted on | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5485 |
| Catalog #: | 257695 | |
| Clip Number: | 257695-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/29 | |
| Timecode: | 01:44:50 - 01:46:27 | |
| Location: | Essex, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Cargo TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Docks & Shipyards TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Equipment TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Misc TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Passenger TRANSPORTATION/RAIL: Steam Locomotive | |
| Description: | GAZETTE “Ship Becomes A Railway Sideway! CPR’s steamer ‘Beaverdale’ is transporting LMS famous ‘Royal Scot’ engine and eight railway carriages complete to Canada - longest ‘Railway Ferry’ ever!” Tilbury Docks, Essex. Shots of the boiler section of the London Midland Scottish railway locomotive (train engine) ‘Royal Scot’ being lifted by a crane. The wheel, axles, and boogies are lifted as another section. The parts of the loco are lowered gently into the hold of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s ship ‘Beaverdale’. Various carriages (passenger carriages or cars) are lifted onto the deck of the ship. | |
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