IWM Scenes on the track around Lievin Aix and Noulette

[Skipman]

IWM Scenes on the track around Lievin Aix and Noulette (18.39)

Object description

Film taken from on board a moving light railway train in the British rear zones of the battlefield around Arras, Western Front, 1918.
Full description

Only the brake-wheel can be seen of the train, and for part of the time a lance-corporal brakeman with his back to the camera. The track moves through the rubble, clay and destroyed villages of the area, passing a few soldiers on the way. At one point the ride is halted by sappers doing demolition work, at another the train halts next to a burnt out goods train. The train halts again to let another train pass over a set of crossing points, and to let soldiers load boxes from a lorry onto a goods truck. Otherwise the train is in motion for the duration of the film.
Physical description

35mm

Mike

[Special Artist]

I found this after seeing some of it used on Teenage Tommies the other night and seeing if anyone had made a post about railway footage, and here we are! A remarkable piece of film, gives a sense of being there far more than a static camera, somehow. Does anyone know if this is available without " Imperial War Museum" obscuring the centre of the screen? Does it appear in full on any dvds? A dvd compilation of short films like this from the IWM would be very useful.

[Guest]

If you contact the IWM I'm sure they will be able to help. Click

Cheers Mike