Wash and Brush Up (1953)

Number 73020, a standard Class 5 locomotive, has been in traffic for sixteen days, and goes back to the sheds for cleaning inside and out and a detailed mechanical check-up. A team of men, each with his special job, takes over. Before they are reassembled, the parts are inspected; then steam raising begins again. After vacuum tests by the crew, coal is taken on, water topped up, and less than twenty-seven hours after entering the sheds 73020 is back on duty.

Released Jan. 2, 1953 26 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.sponsored-film, imdb.ephemeral-film, imdb.steam-train, imdb.locomotive, imdb.train

Production Companies: British Transport Films, Data Film Productions

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English