A Steam Train Passes 1974 NSW Acclaimed Documentary Part 2

[navyrayne]

Edit: I should have said, "The steel spine of nations." :)

[navyrayne]

What a beautiful machine..we should never have gotten rid of trains, the great Iron Horses. The steel spine of a nation, carrying the weight of the future.

[kazan763]

Absolutely Amazing!

I wish it went for longer!

[HughFromAlice]

Great post. This movie has stood the test of time. Seeing it 35 years on - it's like old wine, matured with age.

There are so many shots that are gems in themelves, but I also love a lot of the cutting. Great score too.

A steam train passes and with it an age! But filmed in such a way that all the little things of life - things that seemed trivial and small then - stand out. The brilliance of the film makers is that they recognized the trivial would be so powerful later on!

[joofas]

Thanks for posting this and the first part as well.  I remember in the mid to late seventies watching this movie at the Westrail pavilion every Perth Royal Show. You can't beat the majesty of steam locomotives.