Pure steam: The Flying Scotsman in Australia (Captioned)

For almost a year the world’s most famous working steam locomotive, The Flying Scotsman 4472, from Britain, thrilled Australian steam enthusiasts from coast to coast. During 1988/89 4472 visited five Australian states and the Northern Territory. Its spectacular parallel runs, double-heading and solo trips have been brilliantly recorded by camera crews from ABC TV, from the air, trackside and on board.

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Credits

director

Peter Henshaw

producer

Jim Revitt

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302883

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Closed captioning

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroad trains

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988

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