REPAIR WORK IN THE MARSHALLING YARDS AT CAEN RAILWAY STATION (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: REPAIR WORK IN THE MARSHALLING YARDS AT CAEN RAILWAY STATION (PART 2) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 120-18
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: Additional coverage of the restoration of damaged SNCF locomotives in the marshalling yards at the Gare de l'Etat in Caen.
  • Description: Two engineers attempt to jack a derailed locomotive tender back onto the rails. A group of sappers and French railway workers take time off from their labours to have a communal mug of tea. Then the work on restoring a damaged locomotive engine for Allied use resumes.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-08-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Johnson, John Norman1909 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Pioneer Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: transport, - rail (object name) transport, French civilian - rail: locomotives and rolling stock (object name) Caen, Calvados, France (geography) Normandy, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 94 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Note: See A70 94-1, 99-2, 120-10, 11, 17, 122-6 for footage showing restoration work in Caen's main railway station. Refer to A70 56-2, 70-2, 3, 96-1, 102-1, 2, 104-2, 105-8, 111-1, 113-13, 119-1, 120-12 for material showing work on the railways in Bayeux, Caen and elsewhere. The destruction seen here was probably caused by Allied air raids shortly after D-Day as opposed to the RAF raid on July 7th 1944 Remarks: Good footage. Best seen with the items of ciné material listed above, notably A70 120-17 and 122-6 for similar, complementary footage. Documentation/associated material: for a bibliography, refer to the publications listed in A70 56-2, 70-2 and 94-1.
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