日本Japan|c. 1936|35mm|B&W|10min
摩登的台南驛前人潮絡繹不絕,兩名男子頻頻看錶,一會兒朋友乘著人力車趕到:「抱歉抱歉,我之前就一直覺得手錶怪怪的啊!」三人會合後,一同從台南搭乘急行列車,踏上愉快的旅程。
這部融入劇情的《愉悅之旅》,記錄當年鐵道部招牌的急行列車:最新型的C55型蒸汽機關車,除了介紹「如何搭乘火車」外,還側記了行李房、行李車等旅客服務,以及不同領域的鐵道工作,包括火車頭維修、車廂清洗、機關車在台北(車站)扇形車庫前轉向、人工拋接路牌、道班工舉起十字鎬砸道(軌道養護)等珍貴畫面。
The modern Tainan Railway Station is bustling with activity. Two men keep checking their watches anxiously. After a short while, their friend arrives in a rickshaw, apologizing, "Sorry, sorry! There must be something wrong with my watch!" Once the three meet up, they board an express train from Tainan and set off on a pleasant journey.
The narrative-driven film A Pleasant Journey showcases the Railway Department's flagship express train of the era: the latest C55-class steam locomotive. Beyond illustrating how to travel by train, it offers viewers a glimpse into passenger services, including the baggage room and baggage cars, as well as various railway operations. These scenes depict locomotive maintenance, carriage washing, turning a locomotive on the turntable in front of the fan-shaped roundhouse at Taipei Station, employees tossing and catching the electric train token, and track workers using pickaxes to maintain the rails. Collectively, these moments offer a valuable record of railway life during that period.
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《愉悅之旅》由國家電影及視聽文化中心典藏,相關研究請參考《#fa電影欣賞》208期「特別企劃|火車窗外──日治時期台灣鐵道影像輯」:https://reurl.cc/aEXRb3
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