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Waverley Steps: A Visit to Edinburgh, UK Short Movie, 1948 IMDB

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humungus SI

◊ 2025-03-13 00:12

 [Image: waverleysteps-avisittoedinburgh1948title.jpg]

Apparently, this short is considered in some places to be the last British WWII propaganda film, but I can't for the life of me figure out what makes it so. It's just a 30-minute look at intertwining lives of a handful of people over 24 or so hours in Edinburgh (pronounced in this short as "edinboro" rather than "edinbra", but my ears could be playing tricks on me).

This one's for dsl, Sandie and our other fellow Scots. :)

bonus boxy sedan:
[Image: bonus000920.jpg] [Image: bonus000921.jpg] > [Image: bonus000920-copy.jpg]

bonusmobiles:
[Image: bonus000935.jpg] [Image: bonus001143.jpg] [Image: bonus001623.jpg]

bonus Danish ship:
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bonus trams:
[Image: tram000859.jpg] [Image: tram000918.jpg] [Image: tram000930.jpg]

bonus flying Scotsman #60009 with "Union of South Africa" plaque:
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by the time it reaches Edinburgh, however, "Flying Scotsman" is no more, some numbers are now present on the front, and the plaque says "Merlin", with the lights moving about on the front:
[Image: loco2000204.jpg] [Image: loco2000304.jpg]

and this one looks different than either of them:
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-- Last edit: 2025-03-13 00:13:17

dsl SX

◊ 2025-03-13 01:40

 "bonus boxy sedan" is a big Daimler limo, early 30s. Bonus mobiles (1) is Rover (2) small pre-war Ford - Model Y?? (3) looks like a big old RR

johnfromstaffs EN

◊ 2025-03-13 08:31

 Small pre-war Ford is an Eight Model 7Y, 1937+

johnfromstaffs EN

◊ 2025-03-13 08:35

 Here is a list of the LNER A4 Pacifics to help you identify them in the future.

https://www.gotopcs.net/a4.html

Sir Nigel Gresley was the designer of these locomotives.

“Flying Scotsman” was the name of the train, “Union of South Africa” was the name of the locomotive pulling the train on the day of the filming, post war after the grouping of the railways its number was 60009. No. 27, (later 60027) was indeed called “Merlin”.

The last picture is another A4. A locomotive of this class still holds the world speed record for steam traction, 126mph. You can read about it here: - https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/mallard-worlds-fastest-steam-locomotive

and here: - Link to "www.thenorthernecho.co.uk"


Now you know what I do when I am not trying to identify prewar British cars or sailing my Albacore.


-- Last edit: 2025-03-13 09:03:34

humungus SI

◊ 2025-03-13 15:38

 ^ :king:

I suppose if I had bothered to watch the movie "The Flying Scotsman", I would've known it's not the name of the locomotive. :)

Nice to see the #60009 has been preserved. These do look amazing.

johnfromstaffs EN

◊ 2025-03-13 19:47

 “Flying Scotsman” was the name of an earlier locomotive in the stud of the same railway company. Although the headboard omits it, the train tended to be known as “The Flying Scotsman”, the locomotive omitted the use of “The”.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_Class_A3_4472_Flying_Scotsman

-- Last edit: 2025-03-13 19:50:19

Sandie SX

◊ 2025-03-13 22:04
humungus wrote This one's for dsl, Sandie and our other fellow Scots. :)


Thanks of thinking of me, I honestly couldn't tell you how many times I've been up and down the "Waverley Steps" it is named after. Probably thousands of times. It is suprising how recognisable some of the locations are, considering the 77 years that have passed.

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