Abbey Light Railway
A 2 feet, 61cm narrow gauge railway running into the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. Built and run by the proprietor it is an example of what an individual, with assistance in this case from friends and family, can achieve.
The following selection of home movie clips were taken while the railway was under construction, and when it was finally operating with fare paying passengers. All the original film is in Kodachrome 25 standard 8mm. The camera used was a Russian Quarz 5.
They have been videoed by a Canon Hi 8 Camcorder connected directly to an ATI All in Wonder Pro Video Capture Card. It was filming the projected image from an Eumig610D cine projector. The original was captured at 354 X 288 pixels AT 25 fps, i.e. PAL Standard. Editing initially was carried out using Ulead 4.0, which came with the card. Later EditStudio 2 has been used for editing.
Click on each of the images below for a short movie from the ALR
A 2 feet, 61cm narrow gauge railway running into the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. Built and run by the proprietor it is an example of what an individual, with assistance in this case from friends and family, can achieve.
The following selection of home movie clips were taken while the railway was under construction, and when it was finally operating with fare paying passengers. All the original film is in Kodachrome 25 standard 8mm. The camera used was a Russian Quarz 5.
They have been videoed by a Canon Hi 8 Camcorder connected directly to an ATI All in Wonder Pro Video Capture Card. It was filming the projected image from an Eumig610D cine projector. The original was captured at 354 X 288 pixels AT 25 fps, i.e. PAL Standard. Editing initially was carried out using Ulead 4.0, which came with the card. Later EditStudio 2 has been used for editing.
Click on each of the images below for a short movie from the ALR
All the above scenes and some more can be seen on the full compilation movie. This includes the railway under construction as well as a visit by the steam locomotive Peter Pan
There is also another short movie from the Leeds area of the day a privately owned loco was sold. The film is of the loco running along the line from the owners back garden.
There is also another short movie from the Leeds area of the day a privately owned loco was sold. The film is of the loco running along the line from the owners back garden.
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