Maple Leaf Special (1957)

Paddington Station, London. GV. Paddington Station, London. SV. Gas turbine engine which is to haul the train, on front of it are Canadian and English flag with the notice underneath “Canadian Trade Mission“. SV. Porters loading luggage onto train. CU. Cases with Canadian labels on them. SV. Board on side of railway coach reading “Canadian Trade Mission“. LV. Interior shot with steward attending the tables in one of the coaches. GV. Elevated shot of members of the mission assembled on the platform. SV. Sir William Rootes with Canada’s Minister of Trade Mr Gordon Churchill. CU. Mr Churchill. SV. Sir William with two other members of the mission. LV. Interior shot with the Canadians seated in one of the coaches and steward attending to them. SV. Other members of the mission climbing aboard the train. SCU. Looking through one of the carriage windows at members of the mission seated around a table, & SCU. LV. Train pulling out of Paddington Station. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR O