Britain’s First Streamlined Rail Car (1933)

Full title reads: “Park Royal. Britain’s First Streamlined Rail Car - seating 69 passengers, with speed of 60 mph - the suburban service of the future.“ Park Royal, London. Pan along body of streamlined ’railcar’ as it stands outside its engine shed. A group of men are standing around the front end. The vehicle has been built for the Great Western Railway (GWR). Various nice shots of the railcar - it looks like a streamlined bus and is only designed to carry 60 to 70 passengers and not to pull carriages. MS a man lifts off a cover on the side to expose the gearbox. Pan along the side of the railcar - the vehicle is based around a bus engine. 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