Taiwan-1982: Person Walking Along Railroad Tracks As Train Passes

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationTaiwan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Taiwan

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Person Walking Along Railroad Tracks As Train Passes — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Taiwan in 1982 shows a blue and white passenger train moving along elevated tracks. A person walks alongside the railroad, carrying a bag, as the train passes. The scene captures a moment of daily life with urban high-rises and distant mountains in the background under an overcast sky. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and a slightly soft focus, characteristic of amateur 1980s home movies. The perspective suggests the footage was shot from a moving vehicle or nearby platform.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 122799612

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: 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 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: Serves documentary or educational productions needing authentic 1980s East Asian rail infrastructure and candid daily-life footage.
Period detail: Visible blue-and-white passenger rolling stock, catenary overhead wiring, and concrete high-rise construction in the background suggest early-1980s Taiwanese railway development.
Home-movie behavior: An amateur traveler or local resident captures a passing train from trackside — an unposed, ground-level moment of close proximity to working rail infrastructure.
What appears in frame: Blue-and-white multi-carriage passenger train, gravel ballast, catenary poles and overhead wires, concrete high-rise blocks, hazy mountain ridge, grassy median, single adult figure walking trackside.
Film character: Super 8 grain, muted palette with faded blues and washed greens, slight halation around the train mass, and a low-angle perspective give the footage an intimate amateur texture.
Edit role: Works as a transitional cutaway in transport or travel documentary sequences, or as b-roll establishing urban rail infrastructure in 1980s Taiwan.
Historical context: Taiwan's rail network was expanding alongside rapid urban high-rise development in the early 1980s; the open trackside access visible here would be uncommon under later safety regulations.
Research note: At least one adult figure appears in frames 2 and 3; face resolution is low but likeness rights should be assessed before editorial or commercial use.
Research search match: Researchers may search for 1980s Taiwan train footage, vintage East Asian railway, Super 8 travel film, or daily-life urban rail infrastructure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from this Taiwan 1982 shoot or reel; then 1980s East Asian urban and transport footage; then home-movie railway sequences globally.

Still Frames From This Clip

Blue-and-white passenger train on multi-track railway in what appears to be Taiwan, circa 1982, with concrete high-rises and mountain ridge beyond. — Passenger train approaching on open railway corridor, Taiwan 1982.

Rear of a blue-and-white passenger train on multi-track railway, consistent with Taiwan circa 1982, concrete high-rises and mountain ridge visible. — Tail carriage of passenger train clearing the camera, railway corridor.

Adult figure walking beside a moving blue-and-white passenger train on what appears to be a Taiwanese railway, circa 1982, concrete high-rises beyond. — Figure walking trackside as passenger train passes, Taiwan 1982.

Adult figure with bag walking alongside a departing blue-and-white passenger train on what appears to be a Taiwanese railway, circa 1982. — Trackside figure with bag as train clears frame, Taiwan 1982.

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