Taiwan-1982: Blue Train Passing Under Highway Overpass

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationTaiwan
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Taiwan
StatusDirect License

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Blue Train Passing Under Highway Overpass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Taiwan in 1982 captures a dark blue passenger train moving slowly forward on a set of tracks. The train travels beneath a concrete highway overpass, with a backdrop of distant mountains and modern high-rise buildings. Overhead electrical wires and poles line the railway, and a wooden fence runs alongside the tracks. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and a slightly faded quality, evoking a nostalgic, mid-20th century urban landscape. The camera remains stationary, observing the train's steady progression through an industrial yet scenic environment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122799652

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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 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: Suits 1980s East Asian urban development documentaries, rail infrastructure histories, or nostalgic journey montages requiring period-accurate Taiwan footage.
Period detail: Dark blue passenger carriages, concrete overpass construction, and catenary infrastructure appear consistent with Taiwan railway rolling stock and rapid urban expansion of the early 1980s.
Home-movie behavior: A stationary visitor or resident filmed from trackside, instinctively framing the approaching train against mountains and rising apartment blocks — an unrehearsed record of a changing cityscape.
What appears in frame: Dark blue passenger train, dual tracks with stone ballast, concrete elevated highway overpass, overhead catenary wires and poles, wooden trackside fence, mountain range, high-rise residential towers, pale hazy sky.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm grain, muted and slightly faded colour palette, and soft contrast typical of home-movie stock from the early 1980s give the scene a time-worn, warm archival texture.
Edit role: Functions well as an establishing cutaway in a Taiwan modernisation documentary, or as a contemplative insert in a travel or memory-driven narrative requiring period rail footage.
Historical context: The juxtaposition of electrified rail, a concrete highway overpass, and distant apartment towers reflects Taiwan's rapid infrastructure and urban growth during the early 1980s economic expansion.
Research note: No legible logos or branded livery confirmed in frames; source metadata flags people as potentially present — license holder should verify any identifiable individuals before broadcast use.
Research search match: Matches researcher queries such as '1980s Taiwan train railway home movie,' 'vintage East Asian rail footage 8mm,' or 'Taiwan urban infrastructure 1980s archival film.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Taiwan 1982 reel; then with early-1980s East Asian rail or urban footage; then with overpass, infrastructure, or mountain-city juxtaposition themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dark blue passenger train moving along electrified railway in Taiwan, c.1982, concrete overpass mid-ground, mountain range and high-rise buildings behind. — Train approaches on the electrified line beneath a concrete overpass; mountains and apartment towers in background.
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Blue passenger train on Taiwan railway, c.1982, advancing toward a concrete overpass with mountains and high-rise towers in the hazy background. — Train advances along the electrified line; apartment towers and mountain silhouette fill the background.
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Blue passenger train passing under a concrete overpass on an electrified railway in Taiwan, c.1982; distant mountains and apartment blocks visible. — Train moves under the overpass; catenary infrastructure and mountains visible beyond.
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Rear carriages of blue passenger train receding along electrified railway in Taiwan, c.1982; concrete overpass, mountains and apartment towers remain in frame. — Train recedes along the track; the overpass, mountains and tower blocks remain as the train departs.
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