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Slow rhythmic music fades in very gently.
L.S. Train coming across the valley.
3 M.S. Stoker and driver shovelling coal into the boiler.
4 C.S. Boiler gate as shovel of coal enters.
5 M.S. Stoker and driver. As in 3.
6 C.S. Hands on handle of shovel as they swing forward.
7 C.S. Engine driver looking on.
8 Front of engine, as seen from driver's cabin.
L.S. Train. Tracking shot, keeping train locomotive just fn frame to the left.
10 C.S. Locomotive wheels.
I I Passing trees, as seen from moving
train.
12 Front of locomotive ; from left side of driver's cabin as the train goes under a bridge.
Looking over engine driver's cabin. Camera facing in direction of train's movement.
14 Slow panning shot of clouds at dawn.
15 C.S. Driver as he lifts his cap and wipes his brow with a handkerchief.
The shop at the corner and the I I girl next door,
Pulling up Beattock, a steady climb —
The gradient's against her but she's on time.
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Over the last line of commentary music is turned sharply up.
Music continues : harsh, rhythmic ; as if in time with the sound of engine pistons.
Music continues.
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Music continues.
Music fades down.
Past cotton grass and moorland boulder,
Shovelling white steam over 12 3
her shoulder,
Snorting noisily as she passes
Silent miles of wind-bent
grasses ;
Birds turn their heads —
— as she approaches, 2 12
Stare from the bushes —
— at her blank-faced coaches ; 112
Sheepdogs cannot turn her 7 14
course
They slumber on with paws
across ;
In the farm she passes no one 10 10
wakes
But a jug in the bedroom gently
shakes.
Tempo of music slows down to long calm phrases.
Music continues calm. Dawn freshens —
— the climb is done. Music continues calm to end of shot 20.
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