Christmas Cinema - a British Transport Filum classic... not to be confused by a recent similar post 'Snowdrift at Lenham Heath' which some rail freak posted last November ;-} anyway, this one tells the tale of; "BR Standard Class 2, a 2-6-0 No78018 (for those who wish to know such details) hauling the 4:20 am goods train set out from Kirkby Stephen on the morning of Thursday 24 February 1955 hauling eight 20-ton wagons of limestone and minerals. At 5 am she became stuck at Bleath Gill just north of Barras railway station near Stainmore Summit which at 1,370 feet high was the highest point on any railway line in England. The train along with its crew remained stranded there until 3 pm the following Monday when the first rescue teams arrived". It took place high up in the Pennines between Yorkshire and County Durham and took just over 4 days to effect the rescue.
The British Film Institute calls it 'One of the most outstanding films of its kind' and 'a fine example of an industrial documentary'.
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