China Buys Rail Locomotives (1936)

Title missing. Anvers, France. Various shots of railway locomotives being lifted aboard a ship. They are bound for China, five trains have been bought for the country's railway system from a French engineering firm. MS of Chinese representative. CU of Chinese characters on side of steam engine. More shots of locos and carriages being lifted by crane. MS as very full boat sails off. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be missing item from 36/36 LNER issue. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content