Hong Kong-1982: Diesel Locomotive 61 Hauls Green Coaches Past a Red Signal and Pedestrians

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationHong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Hong Kong, Hong Kong
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

railway travel
diesel locomotives
public transport
urban infrastructure
railway enthusiasm
everyday commuting
Hong Kong history

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · static
Setting: outdoor · Trackside on a railway line with a concrete footbridge, signal box, gravel path, trees and green hills
Time and weather: day · hazy, overcast
Lighting: flat diffuse daylight
People: 6 · Adult pedestrians walking along a gravel path beside the track, including a man in a white shirt in the foreground and a person in pink carrying a bag; faces are small and distant.
Vehicles: diesel locomotive number 61 · passenger coaches
Objects: railway signal · footbridge · signal box · railway track · gravel path · tree · overhead line masts
Colors: dark green · grey · pale pink · beige
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Locomotive 61 approaches head-on under a footbridge with headlights lit.
The locomotive passes close on the right of the camera.
Dark green passenger coaches begin sweeping past.
Pedestrians walk the gravel path by the red signal as the coaches continue.
The rake of coaches still streams past as the shot ends.

Diesel Locomotive 61 Hauls Green Coaches Past a Red... — Clip Details

Hong Kong, circa 1982 home movie footage of a Kowloon-Canton Railway passenger service. Dark green diesel locomotive number 61, headlights lit and front end painted with diagonal stripes, runs toward the camera beneath a concrete footbridge past a red signal. It passes close on the right, and a long rake of dark green coaches sweeps by while pedestrians walk a gravel path beside the line. The scene is a single handheld Super 8 take filmed from trackside.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001994

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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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for early 1980s Hong Kong rail travel, especially diesel-hauled Kowloon-Canton Railway passenger trains for history documentaries and heritage exhibits.
Period detail: The numbered diesel locomotive, dark green coaches with droplight windows and casual clothing of the walkers point to the early 1980s, and masts in the distance may show electrification work.
Home-movie behavior: A railway enthusiast stands at trackside to catch the train head-on while local people keep walking past, unconcerned by the camera or the passing train.
What appears in frame: Locomotive 61 with lit headlights, a concrete footbridge, a red signal by a tree, a man in a white shirt, walkers on a gravel path and a long line of green coaches.
Film character: Super 8 reversal stock with a soft pink colour cast, visible grain, hazy highlights and strong motion blur as the coaches pass close to the lens.
Edit role: Works as an arrival shot or transport establishing shot, and the coaches streaming past make a natural wipe or transition into another scene.
Historical context: Per the checked record, diesel-hauled passenger trains on the Kowloon-Canton Railway ran until July 1983, so this shows a type of local service that was soon withdrawn.
Research note: Film copyright rests with the home-movie maker's estate; recognisable pedestrians may raise likeness questions, and railway property is shown, so assess these separately for each use.
Research search match: Hong Kong diesel train Super 8, Kowloon-Canton Railway 1980s footage, vintage train arriving under footbridge, home movie railway Asia.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's locomotive approaching under a flyover and the yellow-and-orange EMU arrival, then other early 1980s Hong Kong scenes, then wider train-arrival material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Kowloon-Canton Railway diesel locomotive 61 approaching head-on under a footbridge in Hong Kong, circa 1982 — Locomotive 61 approaches under the footbridge as people walk beside the line, Hong Kong, circa 1982.
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Green passenger coaches of a diesel-hauled Kowloon-Canton Railway train sweeping past walkers in Hong Kong, circa 1982 — The coaches follow the locomotive past the red signal and pedestrians.
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Motion-blurred passenger coaches passing walkers on a trackside path on the Kowloon-Canton Railway, Hong Kong, circa 1982 — Walkers carry on along the path while the coaches stream by.
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Diesel-hauled green coaches with open windows passing a red signal near a footbridge in Hong Kong, circa 1982 — The long rake of green coaches continues past the footbridge and signal.
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