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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 01:53 PM Nov 2014

British Railways takes on the snow in the winter of 1962-1963.

(I have edited the title to note that Great Britain's rail system was not known as British Rail until 1965. Hat tip to Wikipedia and some train spotters across the pond.)

This one is a classic. Great Britain's last new steam locomotive had only recently been constructed.*

Snow (1963 film)

Snow is a short documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films in 1962-1963. The 8-minute long film shows the efforts of British Railways staff in coping with the 1963 United Kingdom cold wave. An example of "pure cinema", it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1965.



* But there's always an exception, isn't there?



Tornado to the rescue:

Steam train's snow rescue 'glory'
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British Railways takes on the snow in the winter of 1962-1963. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2014 OP
Snow hit the trifecta for me. rickford66 Nov 2014 #1
thanks for posting shebornik Nov 2014 #2

rickford66

(5,528 posts)
1. Snow hit the trifecta for me.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 02:14 PM
Nov 2014

My wife is British. My brother-in-law worked the NZ railroad for many years. And I'm a Sandy Nelson fan. I've seen this many times but it sure strikes a note after the snow in Buffalo.

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