A Railway Triumph Aka Inauguration Of Kent Electrification Scheme (1959)
Title reads: A Railway Triumph. Inauguration of Kent Electrification Scheme. L, S Margate sea front. C, U name plate on new train reading Kent Coast Special Southern Electric. G, V train in Victoria Station, London, people boarding it. M, S Sir Brian Robertson and Sir Philip Warter on platform. M, S Mayor of Ramsgate talking to the General Manager of Southern Region. C, U Mayor of Ramsgate, Alderman E. Butcher. C, U guard blowing his whistle. Travel shot train pulling out of Victoria. C, U train driver in driving cab. C, U controls. Travelling shot looking out of cab showing fourlane tracks. Interior: waiter serving coffee. Travel shot train passing beneath new bridge. C, U Sir Brian Robertson walking through one of the coaches. C, U VIP passenger, M. P. Drageou, Director General of French railways. Travel shot from cab as train travels at speed. C, U driver. C, U controls. M, S VIP s drinking in bar. G, V train pulling into Margate Station. C, U Margate sign on station. M, S Sir Brian Robe
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