Film Number |
2391 |
Title |
[Electric Trains at Preston] |
Producer |
Cinephoto Film Productions for the Central Lancashire Development Corporation |
Date |
1973 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
mute |
Running Time |
10 mins 00 secs |
Description |
Film opens with footage of the first electric train service at Preston station. Crowds watch as the mayor of Preston waves a green flag and leaves the station in a train cab. Continues with footage from the Central Lancashire Development Corporation's Walton Summit housing site. Includes footage of girls camping, boys playing cricket in a garden, of fields and of two elderly men sitting beside a road. |
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