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Hong Kong-1982: Train Running Through A Tunnel Turning On The Lights

  • Year1982
  • Decade1980s
  • LocationHong Kong
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1982 Hong Kong
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Train Running Through A Tunnel Turning On The Lights — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1982 showing a train entering a dark tunnel in Hong Kong. The clip captures the train's bright headlights cutting through the darkness as it approaches the station platform. The grainy, warm-toned film exhibits classic Super 8 characteristics with visible film grain and slight motion blur. The train moves steadily forward, its lights illuminating the tunnel walls and platform. A faint green exit sign glows in the distance as the train continues through the tunnel, creating a nostalgic, atmospheric scene of urban transit from the early 1980s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122798619

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors visible: No
  • Logos / trademarks: No
  • Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel
Reel record not linked for this clip
Date
1982 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Hong Kong Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Serves documentary and urban-history productions needing atmospheric 1980s Hong Kong transit footage; editorial use for period transit sequences or montage inserts.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame of a train approaching in a dark Hong Kong tunnel, c. 1982, with headlights causing strong lens flare and platform structure visible at left.
Train headlights illuminate tunnel approach, Hong Kong, c. 1982.

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