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DINING CARS COME BACK

Dining Cars Come Back (1945)

Restaurant cars return to ease long distance travel.

SELF HELP!

Self Help! (1934)

A new method for turning trains on a turntable using the engine's own steam.

EXTRA ! FLYING SCOTSMAN LEAVES FOR USA

Extra ! Flying Scotsman Leaves For USA (1969)

Footage of the Flying Scotsmen being loaded onto the...

IN THE VAN

In The Van (1932)

Excellent story of the 'Flying Scotsman' speeding northwards with the large aeroplane...

19TH AND 20TH CENTURY RAIL ROAD PROGRESS

19th And 20th Century Rail Road Progress (1938)

The Stirling No 1 steam engine of the 1880s is seen...

NOW HE OWNS FLYING SCOT

Now He Owns Flying Scot (1963)

Mr Alan Pegler becomes the new owner of the 'Flying Scotsman' train....

THE FLYING SCOTSMAN PREPARES FOR THE USA

The Flying Scotsman Prepares For The USA (1969)

The 'Flying Scotsman' is prepared for trip to the...

 

 

RAILWAY SIGNALS

Railway Signals (1953)

Inventor demonstrated his new signal safety device for railways. London.

CITIES OF BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE ON TYNE

Cities Of Britain - Newcastle On Tyne (1931)

Various shots of Newcastle.

GLASGOW CIVIC ART EXHIBITION

Glasgow Civic Art Exhibition (1959)

Artists gather for Glasgow art exhibition. Good.

KING'S CROSS STATION

King's Cross Station (1950-1959)

People on railway station platform wait for the Flying Scotsman.

SPEED!

Speed! (1931)

A plane, a steam train and a speedboat have a race where a railway track runs parallel to a...

"On The Air" Waves (1933)

A look at some ways of listening to the radio outside the home.

KINGS CROSS THE FLYING SCOTSMAN aka 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST NON-STOP RUN TO...

Kings Cross The Flying Scotsman AKA 40th Anniversary Of First Non-Stop Run To... (1968)

Flying...

RAILWAY ANNIVERSARY aka THE LNER CELEBRATES AN ANNIVERSARY

Railway Anniversary AKA The Lner Celebrates An Anniversary (1938)

The LNER celebrates an...

SPEED BOAT FLYING SCOTSMAN aka SPEEDBOAT V FLYING SCOTSMAN

Speed Boat Flying Scotsman AKA Speedboat V Flying Scotsman (1930)

Mr J. W. Shillan practices...

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1924)

Various shots of the Avro-Napier long-range Bomber and aerial views from the plane.

CITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN - NEWCASTLE NO. 1

Cities Of Great Britain - Newcastle No. 1 (1931)

Good footage of Newcastle in this travelogue.

NON STOPPERS

Non Stoppers (1928)

Strange miscellany of quirky bits and pieces - club swinging, road drilling, piano...

RAIL STRIKE CHAOS

Rail Strike Chaos (1955)

Nation is paralysed due to rail strike.

 SPEED FILM  reel 1

Speed Film Reel 1 (1927)

Lots of clips featuring fast boats, cars, trains, greyhounds, rowing teams...

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION reel 2

Wembley Exhibition Reel 2 (1925)

Great footage of the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 2

Peaceful Years Reel 2 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938