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Title: GLASGOW TRAMWAYS AND CLARKSTON TROLLEY BUSES

Reference number: 1232

Date: 1953 - 1967

Director: filmed by Donald Macpherson, Glasgow Cine Club

Sound: silent

Original format: 9.5mm

Colour: bwcol

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 10 mins, c

Description: Tramways on the south side of Glasgow, in particular the last tram to Clarkston. Trolley buses and steam locomotives.

Shotlist: [shotlisted from timecoded, speedcorrected VHS copy at 18fps]

No credits. Glasgow trams; c/u sign A59; tram passing Coatbridge Co-op (0.38) c/u "Fair Station" sign; tracking shots from tram (1.00) G.C.T. Last tram to Clarkston 1921 - 1953. (1.11) c/u clock; No 31 tram; ms passengers climb on (1.34) [dark] night shots of trams [News Theatre sign visible in b/ground] (1.41) General views older and coronation style trams in city centre, Union Street and Renfield Street. (3.10) brief shots boys playing football in a park (3.15) Shots on the south side as tram continues down Eglinton Street, shopping in Victoria Road and Grange Road and at Victoria Infirmary. (4.53) Tram arrives at Clarkston, through Eastwood Toll and on to Spiersbridge (private track). (5.33) Another tram for Arden passes. Passengers alighting. (5.52) Shots of trams on Mosspark Boulevard (private track) and on Baillieston to Coatbridge (private track). (7.03) Shots from pavement of the last tram cavalcade in 1962. (8.02) [oof] trams (8.30) The last day of trolley buses in the streets of Clarkston. (9.23) blank (9.26) further shots of traffic including Clarkston trolleybus (10.19) blank (10.21) [Col.] Exterior of the St Enoch Hotel (10.32) [B/W] Interior of St Enoch station; Second class ticket office, brief c/u man being served; travellers bustle past Enquiry Office, sitting in a waiting room (11.27) train arriving; several shots of people getting into trains, steam locomotive pulls out, diesel trains pull out. (12.29) General views of station platforms. (13.03) blank (13.06) Streets in Girvan, including Knockcushan Street (13.29) Exteriors of cottage on Ayrshire coast; children walking in the street, boys playing football (13.53) women walking in the park with children; milk vending machines; harbour (14.09) [Col.] streets, beach and municipal gardens. [some shots oof] (15.04)