A freight train becomes snowbound in the West-Morland hills in Northern England. The Motive Power, Operating and Engineering Departments of British Transport go to work with snow-ploughs to reach the trapped train. Working through the night the team dig clear, and thaw out moving parts, and finally two engines help to clear the line.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009948
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Snow
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rescue work
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Freight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Great Britain
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rescue work
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Search and rescue operations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)