NAMING CEREMONY OF LOCOMOTIVE 'HOME GUARD' [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: NAMING CEREMONY OF LOCOMOTIVE 'HOME GUARD' [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BTF 206
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  • Summary:
  • Description: Parade of Home Guard at station. Nameplate of LMS locomotive 5543 'Home Guard'. Official (LMS chairman) makes speech. Officer unveils nameplate, smashes bottle against locomotive.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BTF 206
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BTF 206)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: London Midland and Scottish Railway Film Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Home Guard (regiment/service) London Midland and Scottish Railway (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, British - event-related: naming of locomotive (object name) transport, British civilian - rail: locomotive no 5543, Home Guard (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 205 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BTF 206

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