Taiwan-1982: Green And Yellow Train Moving On Tracks On A Cloudy Day

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationTaiwan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Taiwan

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Green And Yellow Train Moving On Tracks On A Cloudy Day — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1982 captures a green and yellow electric train moving along tracks in Taiwan. The locomotive, featuring a distinctive white chevron design, approaches the camera under an overcast sky. Overhead power lines and a pedestrian bridge frame the scene, with mountains visible in the background. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and color saturation, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-1980s rail transport.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122799467

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
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 1805 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1982
Reel-level location note: hong kong,taiwan
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Taiwan Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: A 1982 Taiwan 8mm clip suits documentary segments on East Asian rail history, infrastructure development, or travel essays covering 1980s Taiwan.
Period detail: Catenary overhead lines, ballast track bed, and locomotive styling are consistent with early-1980s electrified rail infrastructure; an overpass and mountain backdrop suggest a suburban corridor.
Home-movie behavior: Shot trackside by an amateur filmmaker waiting for and panning with an oncoming train, suggesting a visitor or rail enthusiast deliberately recording the railway encounter.
What appears in frame: Dark-bodied locomotive with white chevron front markings, circular institutional emblem on nose, catenary overhead wires, double-track ballast bed, pedestrian overpass, forested mountain ridgeline, overcast sky.
Film character: 8mm color stock shows mild desaturation, soft grain, and slight edge vignetting consistent with a camera-original scan of well-preserved amateur footage from the early 1980s.
Edit role: Works as an approach shot or insert cut in a transit or travel sequence; the locomotive's continuous forward motion builds natural momentum for a documentary scene transition.
Historical context: Taiwan's rail network was undergoing electrification and expansion in the early 1980s; a locomotive on a double-track electrified line reflects that era of infrastructure investment.
Research note: The locomotive nose bears a visible institutional emblem, possibly a Taiwan Railways Administration mark; government-entity branding on a vehicle is generally lower-risk but warrants review for commercial use.
Research search match: 1980s Taiwan train railway 8mm home movie; East Asia electrified locomotive archival footage 1982; Taiwan rail transport vintage film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel or Taiwan 1982 set; then East Asian rail footage from the 1970s–80s; then overcast-day transit footage for mood-matched sequences.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm home movie frame showing a locomotive approaching on a double-track electrified line in Taiwan, circa 1982, with a pedestrian overpass and mountain ridgeline behind. — Locomotive approaches from the distance along an electrified double-track line; mountains and overpass frame the scene.

8mm footage of a locomotive advancing toward the camera on a Taiwan railway, circa 1982; overhead catenary system, white structures, and distant hills visible. — Train advances toward camera; overpass, white buildings, and hills frame the composition.

Close-medium 8mm frame of a Taiwan Railways locomotive circa 1982 showing white chevron front markings and an institutional circular emblem; trailing carriages and catenary wires visible. — Locomotive nose with white chevron markings and circular emblem; trailing carriages visible behind.

Close 8mm frame of a locomotive cab front in Taiwan, circa 1982; white chevron markings and a circular institutional emblem clearly visible on the dark-painted nose. — Locomotive front fills the frame; white chevron and circular emblem clearly resolved.

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