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SPEED AND SAFETY

Speed And Safety (1920-1939)

Good footage of steam trains in operation in the 1920's.

MAGNETO MOTOR FOR CARS

Magneto Motor For Cars (1966)

German Engineer Friedrich Luling demonstrates his magneto-motor for cars

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS - IN LOCOMOTION ORANGE TINT

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

The first engine used on the first...

BUILDING COMETS FOR FRANCE

Building Comets For France (1953)

British engineers build Comet airliners for use by Air France.

 SAFETY PLANE FLIES ON ONE ENGINE

Safety Plane Flies On One Engine (1930-1939)

Fliers display how safe their new design of plane is by...

AEROTRAIN

Aerotrain (1969)

Two engineers test out new speedy Aerotrain in Paris, France.

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS - IN LOCOMOTION

A Century Of Progress - In Locomotion (1925)

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

 

 

BUILDING COMETS FOR FRANCE

Building Comets For France (1953)

British engineers build Comet airliners for use by Air France.

AERO TYRE TESTING AT FORT DUNLOP

Aero Tyre Testing At Fort Dunlop (1968)

Mechanical devices test aeroplane tyres, observed by...

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

HOLLAND - 'OPERATION DYKE' aka DUTCH FLOODS

Holland - 'operation Dyke' AKA Dutch Floods (1953)

Dutch engineers fill breeches in sea walls with...

FIRST STEEL CRUISER OF THE AIR!

First Steel Cruiser Of The Air! (1932)

Large 6 engined Seaplane goes through its paces at Rochester.

REACTIVE DRILLING

Reactive Drilling (1958)

Engineers operating an air-burning drill in a stone quarry.

TEST FIRING OF AN EXPERIMENTAL ROCKET ENGINE

Test Firing Of An Experimental Rocket Engine (1958)

An official film from the Ministry of Supply...

HARNESSING NATURAL STEAM IN RUSSIA

Harnessing Natural Steam In Russia (1968)

Russian scientists explore the ways of harnessing natural...

 FOUR ENGINE TURBO SCREW PLANE UKRAINA

Four Engine Turbo Screw Plane Ukraina (1957)

New design of large Russian plane is put on show.

UNDER SUSPICION  aka WESTMINSTER BRIDGE

Under Suspicion AKA Westminster Bridge (1924)

Traffic is stopped while engineers test safety of...

SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR reel 1

Science Behind The Car Reel 1 (1950-1959)

The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design

STEAM PLOUGH

Steam Plough (1952)

Item about old steam plough being used in the Hertfordshire countryside.

SCIENCE BEHIND THE CAR reel 1

Science Behind The Car Reel 1 (1950-1959)

The Nuffield Organisation test their engine and car design

SNOW PLOUGH AT WORK

Snow Plough At Work (1914-1918)

Good footage of a snow plough clearing drifts on a railway track.

MOTORISED BATH

Motorised Bath (1960)

Engineering students invent a motorised bath, seen in Kingston, Surrey.

'GO ANYWHERE' TRANSPORT

'go Anywhere' Transport (1966)

Hovercraft fire engine in Norfolk & new Amphirol vehicle in Holland.

UNDER LONDON TRUNK TELEPHONE

Under London Trunk Telephone (1968)

A look around trunk telephone exchange in disused Underground...

"A Symphony In Steel" ... And All British! (1932)

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge...

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1929)

The latest German flying ship takes to the sky, Lake Constance,...

JET PROPULSION

Jet Propulsion (1944)

Joe Noble illustrates how jet propulsion works.

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES FOR EGYPT aka BRITISH LOCOMOTIUES FOR EGYPT

British Locomotives For Egypt AKA British Locomotiues For Egypt (1925)

Impressive sight as 14...

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1957)

Firemen drill - great display of skill, knowledge and courage.

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

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

PUSH-BUTTON TEACHERS IN AMERICA

Push-Button Teachers In America (1965)

Children show how the computer teaches them sums.

LIGHTNING COMES TO EARTH

Lightning Comes To Earth (1949)

Engineers at General Electric in America test how to protect towns from...

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE

Miles Of Forest Ablaze (1931)

Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lakewood.

GIANT TYRE

Giant Tyre (1969)

Giant tyre made for earth mover then we see earth movers at work in open-cast mine.

 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SAN FRANCISCO

Earthquake Shakes San Francisco (1957)

An earthquake shakes the American city of San Francisco.

OLD TIME STEAM FAIR

Old Time Steam Fair (1964)

Traction Engines and steam powered generators are on show at old fashioned...

THIS CAR IS HISTORY

This Car Is History (1958)

Rover's Gas Turbine 'Jet' Car is shown at the Science Museum in London.

NEW ACADEMIC BUILDING AT CRANWELL

New Academic Building At Cranwell (1962)

Sir Frank looking at first jet engine 'Whittle gas Turbine'...

FRANCE'S FIRST SCIENTIFIC SATELLITE READY

France's First Scientific Satellite Ready (1965)

Satellite prepared in laboratory just before...

BARCELONA AGAIN!

Barcelona Again! (1938)

People of Barcelona run for shelter in an air raid then we see destruction...

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

John Laurie and his colleagues carry out tests on telephones to check their...

LION CUBS LOOSE

Lion Cubs Loose (1966)

Lion cubs running loose on a plane causes an emergency in Belgium.

MOTOR BOAT PATROL

Motor Boat Patrol (1953)

A motor patrol boat with a new lightweight diesel engine is tried out at...

HIGH VOLTAGE

High Voltage (1949)

Engineers in America test how to protect towns from Lightning strike.

PARK RANGERS

Park Rangers (1959)

Dapper park rangers are seen on patrol on Wimbledon Common.

DOWN WITH AERIALS!

Down With Aerials! (1960-1969)

Film which shows how television reception can be improved by "wired...

THE FIREFIGHTER'S PROGRESS

The Firefighter's Progress (1936)

Modern fire engine is contrasted with old fashioned fire fighting...

FLAME THROWER DEMONSTRATED aka FIGHTING WITH FLAMES

Flame Thrower Demonstrated AKA Fighting With Flames (1941)

An American army engineer demonstrates...

CALIFORNIA

California (1939)

Footage of new aeroplane with twin engines in California, United States of America.

SUBMARINERS VISIT WORKERS

Submariners Visit Workers (1955)

Men who sail Britain's midget submarines visit he factory where their...