200 Years of Rail Travel - here's Vivian Ellis' 'Coronation Scot' by way of celebration
The Railway Age started on 27th September 1825 on the Stockton to Darlington line. Anyone who travelled by rail in the UK this weekend will have been aware of this. They're quite pleased with themselves!
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Here, by way of celebration, is 'Coronation Scot', composed by Vivian Ellis, who was, aside fom this, well-known for his work in musical theatre. The 'Coronation' class of 'streamliner' locomotives was used in the late 1930s on routes where high speed was essential, such as the one to Scotland.
This performance of the work, by the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Sidney Torch, dates form 1953.
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Here, by way of celebration, is 'Coronation Scot', composed by Vivian Ellis, who was, aside fom this, well-known for his work in musical theatre. The 'Coronation' class of 'streamliner' locomotives was used in the late 1930s on routes where high speed was essential, such as the one to Scotland.
This performance of the work, by the Queen's Hall Orchestra conducted by Sidney Torch, dates form 1953.
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