night mail graldensblud 21:40, 15 may 2007 (utc) the locomotive used in the film from london to crewe was an un-named lms patriot class loco running number 5513 ( not number 6523 ) and as for the loco from crewe to glasgow lms royal scot 6108 seaforth highlander does fit with the film as the loco that leaves crewe after the engine change is a
Night Mail II maintained the momentum and pace of the original Night Mail with aerial shots of the North East TPO proudly sporting the new 'Royal Mail Letters' red and yellow livery with corporate typeface. Aptly, the loco was 47515 'Night Mail'. The carriage numbers were 80365, 80422, 80320, 80362, 80421, 80363 and brake 80868. Night Mail (1936) - IMDb Directed by Harry Watt, Basil Wright. With Arthur Clark, John Grierson, Stuart Legg, Robert Rae. Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on … Night Mail (poem with explaination) | Educational Wealth Night Mail (poem) This is the night mail crossing the Border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor, The shop at the corner, the girl next door. Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb: The gradient's against her, but she's on time. Past cotton-grass and moorland boulder W. H. Auden: Poems “Night Mail” Summary and Analysis
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Night Mail (1936) - IMDb Directed by Harry Watt, Basil Wright. With Arthur Clark, John Grierson, Stuart Legg, Robert Rae. Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on …
English Notes → Night Mail Poem Summary. In this poem, the poet describes the journey of the night mail train which travels at night and brings letters, cheques and postal orders for the people. It does not discriminate between the rich and the poor. It serves them all. It is very punctual and regular in its duty.
This song contains samples from the 1936 movie Night Mail about the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) mail train. Most notably, it contains the poem written and spoken by writer W.H. Auden. (A link to the video is in the Sources.) View wiki Night Mail is a 1936 English documentary film directed and produced by Harry Watt and Basil Wright, and produced by the General Post Office (GPO) film unit.The 24-minute film documents the nightly postal train operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from London to Glasgow and the staff who operate it. This is the night mail crossing the Border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters for the poor, The shop at the corner, the girl next door. Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb: The gradient's against her, but she's on time. Past cotton-grass and moorland boulder Shovelling white steam over her shoulder, Mar 22, 2017 · Night Mail holds an iconic place in British culture. It is far more than a film about a train or a poem about moving mail from A to B. It illustrates how Britain is socially, economically and technologically bound together and gives an insight into the people that spent their working lives making it all possible. The charming poem “Night Mail” was written in 1936 to accompany the documentary film of the same year and the same title. The film concerned a London, Midland, and Scottish Railway (LMS) mail train traveling from London to Scotland.