Train Breaks Record By Remote Control (1955)

Unissued / unused material. Train breaks record by remote control, Conere, France. Various shots of BB9003 locomotive without driver or anyone on board. Start is given by an SNCF official checking his chronometer. Two locomotives run side by side on railway tracks. Shots of the countryside seen through windows of train. Date on dope sheet is 19/04/1955. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.