The complete, 51 minutes long, award winning documentary was made by members of Halifax Cine Club between 1960 and 1963. It is a record of the daily working lives of the people and the trains on the line in the 1960's. The clip follows members of the cine club travelling from Hellifield station to Carlisle Citadel, the station at Carlisle.
This film won an award in the world-wide ‘Tenbest’ film awards of 1963.
The SC line formed part of the Midland Railway's route from London(St Pancras) to Glasgow(St Enoch) as used by the "Thames Clyde Express" and the route from London(St Pancras) to Edinburgh(Waverley) as used by "The Waverley" express train.
The film was completed around the time of the impending Beeching Report of 1963. The commentary provides a history of the line's construction and describes the importance of the line for the people and places that it serves.
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