No. 6207; A Study in Steel (1935)

Genre

documentary film

Country

England

How it feels

This documentary shows how a steam locomotive was built at a railway works in 1935. It follows the construction step by step with a narrator explaining the process.

informativeeducationalobservationalmatter-of-factflowingtechnicalnostalgic

What happens

No. 6207; A Study in Steel is a 1935 British documentary film about the construction of a steam locomotive, the London Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Royal Class No. 6207 Princess Arthur of Connaught. The short film, which was co-produced by Topical Press Agency and Commercial and Educational Films, was filmed at the LMS's Crewe Works. It was narrated by John Watt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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