Iain Petrie | Found 1949 amateur 9.5mm film colourised. Family holiday: Lynton and Lynmouth & Cliff Railway UK @IKP1000 | Uploaded July 2022 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
I found this footage of a family on holiday on an old 9.5mm reel and photographed each frame with a DIY telecine to produce a video some time ago, and now just colourised the original B&W result using Deoldify. I then used PowerDirector 10 to stabilise the footage and to adjust brightness, contrast and saturation. It's short and sweet, and a wonderful view into a lost world! I read that the Lynton and Lynmouth & Cliff Railway is still running though:
"Are we unique?
Yes! The Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway is the only fully water powered railway in the UK. Lifts such as Saltburn Cliff Lift and the Folkestone Leas Cliff Lift have encapsulated water powered systems which means that they need to re-pump the water back to the top using electric motors to be used again. Most Cliff Railways in the UK and the world require electrical power for operation or for re-pumping water."