LARGE LOAD ON TRAIN; MATILDA TANK TESTING [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LARGE LOAD ON TRAIN; MATILDA TANK TESTING [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BTF 224
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  • Summary:
  • Description: I. Very large tarpaulin-covered 'out of gauge' load on train pulled by 060 diesel shunter. Men cranking load over (in order to clear obstructions). Train moves slowly off. II. Matilda tanks (no guns) emerge from factory (stylised 'trees' painted on factory wall). Various shots of tanks (with and without guns) being tested outside.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BTF 224
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BTF 224)
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: London Midland and Scottish Railway Film Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: London Midland and Scottish Railway (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: defences, British - passive: factory (camouflaged) (object name) industry, British - vehicles: tanks (object name) transport, British civilian - rail (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 391 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BTF 224

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