''No. 6207; A Study in Steel'' is a 1935

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about the construction of a

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, the

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Princess Royal Class The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Princess Royal Class is a class of express passenger 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by William Stanier. Twelve examples were built at Crewe Works, between 1933 and 1935, for use on the West Coa ...

No. 6207 '' Princess Arthur of Connaught''. The short film, which was co-produced by Topical Press Agency and Commercial and Educational Films, was filmed at the LMS's

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. It was narrated by John Watt.

Documentary

The LMS Princess Royal Class was designed by William Stanier, head designer for the London Midland and Scottish railway company and built between 1932 and 1935. The 17-minute B&W film shows various stages of locomotive production at Crewe works, from casting through to assembly. Prior to the locomotive being assembled in the Crewe plant, there are scenes from its earliest stage. These are of various parts of the locomotive being cut, cast and forged from raw metal. The machinery used is all manned by people. The film shows the materials, tools, process, and what is involved to make a complete working steam locomotive.

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* {{YouTube, vx6hmSclbRE, 6207; A Study in Steel
The Exploiter and the Exploited : Railway Filmaking [sic] 1930 - 1949 by Paul Smith
1935 films British black-and-white films British documentary films 1935 documentary films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films