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STEAM CAR & TRACTION ENGINE RALLY

Steam Car & Traction Engine Rally (1968)

Steam traction engines mobile and stationary of all shapes...

Shipping Locomotives to South America - Eddystone Philadelphia firm fill big...

Shipping Locomotives To South America - Eddystone Philadelphia Firm Fill Big... (1914-1919)

Footage...

NEWCASTLE BRIDGE

Newcastle Bridge (1920-1930)

Construction continues on bridge at Newcastle-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

KAYE DON AT BROOKLANDS

Kaye Don At Brooklands (1920-1929)

Good shots of racing driver Kaye Don in action at Brooklands racetrack.

 ENGINES OLD AND NEW

Engines Old And New (1920-1929)

Victorian steam engine and modern steam engine seem together.

RAILROAD WORK

Railroad Work (1920-1929)

Construction on railway track.

WOMAN ON PARAPET OF MAPLETON HOTEL - COVENTRY STREET

Woman On Parapet Of Mapleton Hotel - Coventry Street (1951)

Fire Engine hoists ladder to rescue...

 

 

LONDONS FIRE BRIGADE

Londons Fire Brigade (1940-1946)

A public display of old and new fire fighting equipment.

MODERN RESCUE APPLIANCE DEMONSTRATION

Modern Rescue Appliance Demonstration (1967)

Fire Service appliance demonstration - oxy-propane gas...

STEAM ENGINE COLLECTION

Steam Engine Collection (1963)

An item about two collectors of steam engines in Norfolk.

RAILWAY RESEARCHERS

Railway Researchers (1967)

We take a little trip on a miniature steam engine, courtesy of the Maidstone...

ANCIENT HOME OF OUR QUEEN'S ANCESTORS!

Ancient Home Of Our Queen's Ancestors! (1932)

Good shots of a fire at Stuttgart Castle in Germany.

TRAIN ENGINES TRANSPORTED TO RUSSIA aka A INDUSTRIAL VICTORY

Train Engines Transported To Russia AKA A Industrial Victory (1916)

80 dismantled Belgian train...

MODEL ENGINEERING

Model Engineering (1954)

Boys and men look at model engines and planes at the Model Engineering...

DIVING HOUSE

Diving House (1965)

Diver inside a plastic bubble eats a sandwich underwater - new diving gear is...

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

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...

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...

LONDON'S SMARTEST - AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest - And That's Saying Something! (1933)

Good shots of London firemen demonstrating...

"All Our Firemen Are Smart ... Here's The Smartest" (1930)

London firemen show their hosepipe...

LONDON'S FIRE FIGHTERS

London's Fire Fighters (1931)

Firemen show of their skills in a mock rescue from a blaze.

END OF

End Of "Palmerston's Folly" (1931)

Royal Engineers blow up old bunkers built in the days of Lord...

MOVING DAYS - ALDERSHOT STUDIES

Moving Days - Aldershot Studies (1926)

Earth works - various methods of moving earth around including...

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.

WILD WEATHER EVERYWHERE

Wild Weather Everywhere (1928)

Extreme winter weather is seen in Britain and Norway.

TUG OF WAR CHAMPS

Tug Of War Champs (1923)

Royal Engineers win the battle in tug of war championship at Lee.

NORTHAMPTON ENGINEERING COLLEGE RAG

Northampton Engineering College Rag (1938)

Students from Northampton Engineering College hold their...

IN VERY SLOW MOTION

In Very Slow Motion (1924)

Generator is towed down to London from Birmingham by traction engine.

A SHIP LOAD OF RAILWAY ENGINES!

A Ship Load Of Railway Engines! (1924)

Brand new steam engines are loaded onto ships to be taken to...

MODERN MILITARY ENGINEERING

Modern Military Engineering (1939)

Footage of the Royal Engineers at work demonstrating the very...

WORLD'S SMALLEST RAILWAY

World's Smallest Railway (1926)

A look at a half-sized steam engine.

TROOPSHIPS OF THE AIR & CUTS

Troopships Of The Air & Cuts (1926)

Military aeroplanes being built for service in Iraq.

H.M. THE KING

H.M. The King (1926)

King George V reviews the Royal Engineers.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

LATEST FIRE PUMP

Latest Fire Pump (1940)

A new modern fire engine is demonstrated by men of the London Fire Brigade.

POLICE FOIL SUNDAY CLASH

Police Foil Sunday Clash (1949)

Communists, Fascists and Police clash on route of march in London.

TOM MANN ELECTED

Tom Mann Elected (1919)

Tom Mann elected as the Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.

FIREMEN KILLED IN BIG BLAZE

Firemen Killed In Big Blaze (1951)

Huge blaze at London railway warehouse - two firemen were killed.

NEWS FLASHES - ITALIAN STEAM TRACTION

News Flashes - Italian Steam Traction (1954)

A man finds new way of beating the rush hour bus queues...

STOP AT NOTHING DRILLS

Stop At Nothing Drills (1956)

German engineers produce drills that apparently go through anything.

FIRE SWEEPS LONDON CATACOMBS

Fire Sweeps London Catacombs (1949)

A fire spreads under the market in Covent Garden.

ENGINEERING EXHIBITION

Engineering Exhibition (1951)

Engines and cutting devices are among the exhibits at Engineering Show.

MARVELS IN MINIATURE

Marvels In Miniature (1951)

Model Engineering exhibition at New Horticultural Hall, London.

FOG WON'T STOP FUTURE FLYING

Fog Won't Stop Future Flying (1958)

Scientists test out an automatic landing system for aeroplanes in...

MODEL ENGINES

Model Engines (1937)

Making model engines at the Society of Model and Experimental Engineers.

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1940)

Royal Engineers learn signalling and locomotive maintenance in special classes.