Unusual Recordings - Some Famous Trains
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Unusual Recordings | Some Famous Trains
The atmospheric sounds of railways and trains from a bygone era.
CHANNEL | Regional Radio
FIRST BROADCAST | 20 January 1936
DURATION | 13 minutes 3 seconds
FIRSTBROADCAST
1936
Synopsis
This delightful programme, which was made for Northern Ireland radio, features visits to Euston and Paddington stations. It records the comings and goings of staff and passengers ('Is there a ladies-only compartment?') and captures the sounds of star steam engines the Royal Scot and the Silver Jubilee.
Did you know?
Euston was the first mainline terminus station in a capital city anywhere in the world. It opened in 1837 as the terminus for the London and Birmingham Railway, which was constructed by Robert Stephenson, and initially had only two platforms, one each for arrivals and departures.
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