30939archives
SVS Film is delighted to offer new releases from 30939archives 'Silent Cine Series'.
Railways of France - Volume One A new 30939archives 'Silent Cine Series' production featuring restored footage of 1960's 8mm cine film and colour slides of standard and narrow gauge French railways on PAL DVD-R. NEW SPECIAL OFFER FOR EUROZONE CUSTOMERS - BUY BOTH 'RAILWAYS OF FRANCE' VOLUMES 1 AND 2 DVDs Contents Clip list Frames from the film How to Order
Contents: View the DVD trailer now: Part One (55 minutes) contains archive Standard 8 colour cine film, with some colour slides and caption pages. It is presented without a narration or soundtrack. It features Reseau Breton 4-6-0T & Mallets, P.O.Correze Mallet, Vivarais Mallet, SNCF 241P, 231D, 231K, 231G, 231E, 141P, 242TA, 141R, 141TC, 141TB & CFTA 130B.Part Two (25 minutes) includes archive colour slides, with caption pages, plus sound recordings of SNCF 141R & 141TC locos in 1969.
Many British railway enthusiasts waited until the end
of steam on British Railways before venturing abroad.
Mike Hudson was different, he made his first trip to
see the continental railways in 1961. From 1963 onwards Mike carried his trusty Bolex
cine camera. It is from Mike's fascinating archive of
both colour cine and colour slides, that this
programme has been made.
French Railways probably operated more mainline
compound locos, than any other railway in Europe.
Two of the most impressive classes were the
massive 241P and the smaller but efficient 141P.
None of the 318 engines in the 141P class
survived into preservation, but happily Mike Hudson
captured them in regular service at Argentan.
He also filmed a number of 241Ps in action. France had some of the most scenic narrow gauge
lines ever built in Europe. Mike filmed on
the Reseau Breton, the P.O.Correze and the
Reseau Vivarais all before the preservation era.
Clip List
Frames from the film (archive 8mm cine)
PRICE LIST - ALL PRODUCTS ARE PAL TV STANDARD:
Buy SECURELY online now with:
Alternatively we can accept payment by cheque in GB Pounds drawn on a UK BANK ONLY
UK customers Eurozone customers NEW LOWER EURO PRICE Eurozone customers NEW SPECIAL OFFER FOR EUROZONE CUSTOMERS: Non-UK customers paying in UK Pounds
STEAM TRAIN DIARY
30937 photos - extensive online archive of railway photographs
