LOCOMOTIVE NAMING CEREMONIES [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LOCOMOTIVE NAMING CEREMONIES [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BTF 250
  • Other titles:
  • Summary:
  • Description: I. Naming ceremony of locomotive no 6245 'City of London' II. Naming ceremony of locomotive no 5616 'Malta GC'
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: BTF 250
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (BTF 250)
  • 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: ceremonies, British - event-related: naming of locomotive (object name) transport, British civilian - rail: locomotive no 6245 (City of London) (object name) transport, British civilian - rail: locomotive no 5616 (Malta GC) (object name)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 330 ft; Running time: 4 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    BTF 250

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