GB
1953
1hr 20mins
Dir: Gilbert Gunn
Starring: Mervyn Johns and Clifford Evans
Fierce rivalries flare to the surface in a small Welsh town over a coveted role in the local choir
The opening title sequence for this Welsh comedy drama is taken from the front of a train on the Carmarthen-Aberystwyth line near Conwil. The entire phantom ride footage without credits to spoil the view appears on Video 125’s Steam on 35mm DVD. There is more, equally rare footage in this film, of ex-GWR 2251 Class 0-6-0-hauled trains on the Carmarthen-Llandeilo line, with good shots of Drysyllwyn and Golden Grove stations. The stations, along with the Carmarthen-Llandeilo line, closed in 1963.