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BFI - Fully Fitted Freight

« on: July 07, 2016, 16:55:03 »

Mon 11 July 2016 - 0910

Talking Pictures Channel (Freeview 81 / Sky 343 / Freesat 306)

BFI: Fully Fitted Freight - 1957

The story of the fast freight, Bristol-Leeds, vacuum braked throughout.
Conveyed in crisp black & white images by veteran cinematographer Ronald Craigen.
(25 mins)


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