Robert W. Paul
Director
A Switchback Railway (1898)
The Switchback Railway was the forerunner of the roller coaster. Passengers sit in a small car which trundles up a swooping railway track then performs a 180 degree turn at its summit before swooping back down on a parallel track.
Genres: Documentary, Short
Keywords: tmdb.silent-film, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.year-1898, imdb.1890s, imdb.19th-century
Production Companies: Robert W. Paul, Paul's Animatograph Works
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
No Language
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Runtime: 1 min.
Released: Jan. 1, 1898
Status: Released
Certification: NR