{"id":53128,"date":"2019-11-28T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T11:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=53128"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:10:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:10:58","slug":"deltic-diesel-powered-train-1962-british-pathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/11\/28\/deltic-diesel-powered-train-1962-british-pathe\/","title":{"rendered":"Deltic Diesel Powered Train (1962) | British Path\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jPUy9a3xi4w\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>British Path\u00e9<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 13 Apr 2014<\/p>\n<p>Catch a glimpse of Finsbury Park and Kings Cross station back in the day in this remarkable footage of diesel powered trains in 1962. <\/p>\n<p>For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/W4hZBv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/W4hZBv<\/a><br \/>\nExplore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews &#038; Classic Movies: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/7dVe8r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/goo.gl\/7dVe8r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#BritishPath\u00e9 #History #London #KingsCross #FinsburyPark #Trains <\/p>\n<p>(FILM ID:165.08)<\/p>\n<p>Finsbury Park and Kings Cross, London.<\/p>\n<p>L\/S of a row of steam train engines on a set of tracks, M\/S of steam coming out of the engine. M\/S of the driver and fireman in overalls climbing down from the cabin of the engine. M\/S of a diesel train in a station, two staff climb into the train, they are a lot cleaner than the steam men.  <\/p>\n<p>Interior of the engine, one of the men turns a couple of taps before the journey. C\/U of a set of gauges, C\/U of another part of the engine. M\/S of the driver washing his hands, he closes the folding washbasin and dries his hands. C\/U of the sign &#8216;Max. Speed 100 M.P.H.&#8217; M\/S of the driver pouring water from a kettle into a coffee pot. He places the pot on a hot plate and sits down. C\/U of his feet on the footrest. M\/S of the train pulling out of Kings Cross Station. M\/S from the driver&#8217;s viewpoint as the train comes out of a tunnel. M\/S of two shafts rotating in the engine. M\/S of the driver in the cabin, M\/S from his viewpoint as the train travels down the track. M\/S as the train passes through a station. Various shots of the train and driver, and various point of view shots from inside the cabin of the track as it speeds along. C\/U of the speed dials. M\/S from the point of view of the driver as the train speeds down the track under bridges and past a steam train going in the opposite direction.  <\/p>\n<p>BRITISH PATH\u00c9&#8217;S STORY<br \/>\nBefore television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Path\u00e9 was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Path\u00e9 filmed it.<\/p>\n<p>Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Path\u00e9 is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.<\/p>\n<p>British Path\u00e9 also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Path\u00e9 website. https:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-53130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot_2019-11-28-Deltic-Diesel-Powered-Train-1962-British-Path\u00e9.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British Path\u00e9 Published 13 Apr 2014 Catch a glimpse of Finsbury Park and Kings Cross station back in the day in this remarkable footage of diesel powered trains in 1962. 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