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Graham Ritchie
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 - posted September 07, 2018 05:11 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I bought this print over ten years ago and for much of that time the fade did not seem to be getting any worse. Sadly the other week I was [Frown] to find it had increased quite dramatically.

Its like for all those years the fade had been holding back "hanging in there" until this year, shame really as its not avaliable on DVD. Its a pity Derann did not release the full 25 min film like they did with the "Ride of the 480" I do know a person who does 16mm transfers so will see if it can be put onto a DVD with color correction through his computor fed in during transfer.
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I am certainly glad I bought new prints of both the 200 footer of this film and in particular a new print of "Ride Of The 480" on good color stock just before they closed.

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
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 - posted September 07, 2018 05:56 PM      Profile for Guy Taylor, Jr.     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Just checked my print of this title and the color is perfect. I love railroad films and this is a good one. I didn't know that the original documentary was longer.

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Graham Ritchie
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 - posted September 07, 2018 06:40 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi Guy

The full length is also shown on you-tube

here is a link.

https://youtu.be/GTZsWAfnqJc

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Guy Taylor, Jr.
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 - posted September 07, 2018 07:13 PM      Profile for Guy Taylor, Jr.     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks Graham.

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Steve Klare
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 - posted September 07, 2018 10:16 PM      Profile for Steve Klare   Email Steve Klare   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
A Toast to the very first railroad film to be screened at CineSea!

Among maybe a hundred train films I have it was my first choice.

From a room I thought was packed with horror film fans, I found out more than a few appreciated these too, and I've always tried to have one for Saturday night.

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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...

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Maurice Leakey
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 - posted September 08, 2018 03:42 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Just checked my Derann 200ft and the colour is still perfect. Unfortunately there are no edge markings to indicate the print stock used, but, no doubt, it's Agfa.

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Brian Fretwell
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 - posted September 08, 2018 09:46 AM      Profile for Brian Fretwell   Email Brian Fretwell   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
He's hoping the transfer is OK if you have it done, at present there is enough there for a computer to restore. This is the result of a few clicks in Microsoft photo editor done on your pictures
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[ September 08, 2018, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: Brian Fretwell ]

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Steve Klare
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 - posted September 08, 2018 09:51 AM      Profile for Steve Klare   Email Steve Klare   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Nice!

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Graham Ritchie
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 - posted September 08, 2018 01:51 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
That's brilliant Brian

You are right, that it needs to get transferred soon while there is still enough for the computer to do it. I will check things out this coming week.

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David Hardy
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 - posted September 25, 2018 02:41 PM      Profile for David Hardy     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Thanks for sharing that Graham. I am a great fan of railway films.
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Graham Ritchie
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 - posted September 25, 2018 05:12 PM      Profile for Graham Ritchie   Email Graham Ritchie   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Here is something I found on you-tube you might like to see.

https://youtu.be/p0XEXEYsFTw

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