Taiwan-1982: Blue Passenger Train and Orange Locomotive at Station

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

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Blue Passenger Train and Orange Locomotive at Station — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Taiwan in 1982 captures a bustling train station with multiple tracks and overhead electric lines. A blue passenger train is seen on adjacent tracks, while a bright orange and yellow locomotive approaches the platform under a covered walkway. The scene includes a lone passenger on the platform and traditional buildings in the background, all rendered with the characteristic grain and color palette of 1980s film. The footage offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-1980s rail transport in Taiwan.

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: 122800185

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

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

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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: Ideal for 1980s Taiwan rail transport sequences in documentaries, travel films, or infrastructure histories covering East Asian railway development.
Period detail: Overhead catenary wires, blue multi-carriage rolling stock, and a distinctive orange and yellow locomotive livery are consistent with Taiwanese railway equipment visible in the early 1980s.
Home-movie behavior: Shot from an elevated vantage point — likely a station bridge or upper level — suggesting a tourist or traveler filming arrival or departure at a major interchange.
What appears in frame: Multiple parallel tracks, a blue passenger train, an orange and yellow locomotive under a covered canopy, concrete platform columns, at least one figure on the platform, overhead catenary lines, a trackside '35' marker, and low-rise buildings in the distance.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm grain, a slightly faded color palette, muted contrast, and gentle sky overexposure give the footage the warm, nostalgic texture typical of consumer film stock from this era.
Edit role: Functions as a transitional establishing shot or period cutaway illustrating 1980s Asian rail travel within documentary and historical timelines.
Historical context: Visible overhead electrification infrastructure, catenary poles, and the scale of the station suggest an established urban rail network in regular operation by the early 1980s.
Research note: At least one individual is visible on the platform at sufficient proximity to warrant editorial review, though no legible brand markings or logos were identified in any frame.
Research search match: Researchers may query '1980s Taiwan train station,' 'vintage Asian railway footage,' '8mm rail transport Asia,' or 'early 1980s electrified rail East Asia.'
Archive pairing path: Best paired first with other frames from this reel, then with Taiwan 1982 street or urban footage, and then with broader 1980s Asian rail or transport clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Elevated view of a Taiwanese rail yard, circa 1982, showing multiple parallel tracks, blue passenger rolling stock, overhead catenary wires, and a trackside '35' marker. — Rail yard with blue passenger train and catenary infrastructure, Taiwan 1982.
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Elevated view of a Taiwanese rail yard, circa 1982; blue passenger rolling stock on adjacent tracks with catenary wires and a trackside '35' marker visible. — Rail yard tracks and blue passenger train at same vantage point, Taiwan 1982.
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Taiwan railway station platform, circa 1982; an orange and yellow locomotive pulls under a covered canopy while a lone figure stands on the platform below. — Orange and yellow locomotive arriving at covered station platform with lone figure, Taiwan 1982.
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Taiwan railway station, circa 1982; orange and yellow locomotive at covered platform with a person in white visible at the platform edge. — Orange and yellow locomotive at platform with standing figure in white, Taiwan 1982.
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