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FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

Steam train runs up and down on the track outside a new railway station in...

THE MOTOR RAILWAY

The Motor Railway (1923)

Unusual train which travels between Headcorn in Kent and Robertsbridge in West...

MINIATURE LOCOMOTIVE

Miniature Locomotive (1928)

Model steam locomotive is demonstrated - children ride in small carriages.

A TOM THUMB RAILWAY IN CUMBERLAND

A Tom Thumb Railway In Cumberland (1933)

A dinky steam railway is featured travelling through...

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS - IN LOCOMOTION

A Century Of Progress - In Locomotion (1925)

The first engine used on the first railway is compared...

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS - IN LOCOMOTION ORANGE TINT

A Century Of Progress - In Locomotion Orange Tint (1925)

The first engine used on the first...

THE ROBOT RAIL-LAYER

The Robot Rail-Layer (1930)

A big robotic machine picks up old railway track and lays new sections, it...

 

 

RAILWAY MEN'S OWN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS - INCOMPLETE.

Railway Men's Own Centenary Celebrations - Incomplete. (1925)

Helena Wootton is crowned centenary...

FEELING THE PULSE OF A BRIDGE

Feeling The Pulse Of A Bridge (1926)

Experts measure vibrations caused by a steam engine passing over...

MINIATURE RAILWAY issue title is WATER WATER EVERYWHERE

Miniature Railway Issue Title Is Water Water Everywhere (1938)

Working mini model steam train...

LOCO FOR CANADA

Loco For Canada (1967)

A steam locomotive is presented to Canadian railroad museum.

THE RAILWAY QUEEN

The Railway Queen (1929)

Footage of the "Railway Queen" inaugurating railway works conference in Barry,...

WORLD'S LARGEST RAILWAY WAGON

World's Largest Railway Wagon (1930)

A Garratt type locomotive pulls the world's largest railway wagon...

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

93 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES! aka 95 MILES PER HOUR

93 Miles Per Hour At Times! AKA 95 Miles Per Hour (1932)

Views of new design of diesel railway...

BY ELECTRIC TO BRIGHTON - Sound Version

By Electric To Brighton - Sound Version (1933)

The newly electrified railway line from London to...

THE SCENE OF THE DERAILED PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR DUNDALK aka SCENE OF DERAILLED...

The Scene Of The Derailed Passenger Train Near Dundalk AKA Scene Of Derailled... (1933)

Shots...

"A Railway Zeppelin" (1930)

Brilliant new and modern design of railway engine - looks like it is from...

BY ELECTRIC TO BRIGHTON - Mute Version

By Electric To Brighton - Mute Version (1933)

The newly electrified railway line from London to...

DRIVER SPARSHOTT ON LNER'S RECORD RUN NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Driver Sparshott On Lner's Record Run News In A Nutshell (1935)

Mr. Sparshott is seen with his...

STREAMLINED TRAIN FOR GWR NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Streamlined Train For Gwr News In A Nutshell (1935)

Great Western Railway's new streamlined train,...

DRASTIC DEMOLITION

Drastic Demolition (1934)

Railway bridge in Dauntsey and bridge over Seine in France both demolished by...

YORKSHIRE LAND SLIDE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Yorkshire Land Slide News In A Nutshell (1935)

Workmen rush to clear landslide debris off main line...

"Angers" And French Floods (1936)

Floods in various parts of France cause devastation and set off a...

ITALIAN DAM HAVOC

Italian Dam Havoc (1935)

150 are killed and hundreds of houses swept away following a dam disaster in...

CHEERS ... NO TEARS!

Cheers ... No Tears! (1931)

Men of the Hussars march through Hounslow then board train taking them off...

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

INFERNO!

Inferno! (1933)

Great footage of Mount Etna erupting and demolishing buildings in a nearby village.

QUEER JOBS

Queer Jobs (1934)

Railway employees with strange job titles are seen at work in Swindon.

A SCHOOLBOY'S DREAM

A Schoolboy's Dream (1934)

A model railway system, built by boys and designed by Mr A G Beach of...

THE MAN ON THE FOOTPLATE

The Man On The Footplate (1928)

A group of men clean and oil a locomotive.

THE FAULT FINDER

The Fault Finder (1929)

Rail Detector machine is used to register track defects - machine seen in...

WORLD'S SMALLEST PUBLIC RAILWAY

World's Smallest Public Railway (1935)

Good footage of small steam train moving at speed through the...

INS AND OUTS DOWN UNDER!

Ins And Outs Down Under! (1935)

We hurtle through numerous railway tunnels on our way to Barron Falls...

DOWN IN THE QUARRY - SOMETHING STIRRED!

Down In The Quarry - Something Stirred! (1930)

Explosions in limestone quarries in Bowes,...

CARRIAGE MADE

Carriage Made (1936)

Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. Derby,...

CLEARING UP IN TUNISIA

Clearing Up In Tunisia (1943)

Bomb disposal units and demolition squad in clearing up operations in...

SUPPLIES FOR RUSSIA

Supplies For Russia (1941)

Supplies arrive in Persian port and make their way to Russia on Trans-Iranian...

DERELICT WAGON TRUCKS DEMOLISHED IN USA

Derelict Wagon Trucks Demolished In USA (1937)

Valuable scrap metal removed from old goods wagons in...

CHRISTMAS PARCEL RUSH

Christmas Parcel Rush (1937)

Porters work frantically to sort piles of...

YORK - RAILWAY

York - Railway (1938)

Official-looking men examine and pose with a great steam engine at York Museum.

EUSTON - DE VALERA REVISITS LONDON

Euston - De Valera Revisits London (1938)

Irish Prime Minister Ramon De Valera arrives at Euston...

ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW SECTION OF LNER LNER

Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

The Mayor of Newcastle travels on the first...

MARVELLOUS NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE

Marvellous New Railway Bridge (1928)

Footage of the new bridge in Newcastle-on-Tyne which is nearing...

THE RAILWAY QUEEN

The Railway Queen (1928)

16 year-old Mabel Kitson boards a ship for France where she will address French...

THE

The "Lady Drake" (1928)

The liner "Lady Drake" is launched at Cammell Laird's Yard in Birkenhead. It is...

EDINBURGH: DISASTROUS FIRE aka DISASTROUS FIRE

Edinburgh: Disastrous Fire AKA Disastrous Fire (1922)

Footage of the remains of the N.B. Railway...

CAVE FOLK OF TODAY

Cave Folk Of Today (1932)

Story about the Lunghai Railway in China and the cave dwellings of some local...

ALWAYS MERRY AND BRIGHT

Always Merry And Bright (1924)

Students in high spirits on their annual rag for charities.

HOCKEY SEASON OPENS

Hockey Season Opens (1924)

The Railway Union play the Y. M. C. A. at hockey in Ireland.