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SPEED AND SAFETY

Speed And Safety (1920-1939)

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

FIRE-FOAM DEMONSTRATION IN SYDNEY

Fire-Foam Demonstration In Sydney (1967)

Sydney fire fighters watch a demonstration of the use of...

RAILWAY GRAVEYARD aka SWINDON LNER

Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner (1938)

Old steam engines are broken down for scrap and used to...

BOY'S TRACTION ENGINE

Boy's Traction Engine (1956)

11 years old boy treats friends with a ride on his genuine Burell traction...

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1957)

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

ARMY FROGMEN aka ARMY FROGMAN TRAINING

Army Frogmen AKA Army Frogman Training (1961)

Trainee divers from the Royal Engineers are seen in...

PARK RANGERS

Park Rangers (1959)

Dapper park rangers are seen on patrol on Wimbledon Common.

 

 

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 446 - MILKMAN VICAR, ZOO VET and STEAM ENGINE...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 446 - Milkman Vicar, Zoo Vet And Steam Engine... (1963)

Out takes...

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

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

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

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge...

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE

Miles Of Forest Ablaze (1931)

Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lakewood.

MODEL HUSBANDS!

Model Husbands! (1940)

Working models made by men of the Cape Town Model Engineering Society.

BARCELONA AGAIN!

Barcelona Again! (1938)

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

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...

AVIATION'S LATEST WONDER

Aviation's Latest Wonder (1929)

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

STEAM HEAT - FREE

Steam Heat - Free (1929)

Footage of geysers in California being to steam engines for industrial use,...

REME TRAILER

Reme Trailer (1949)

This is a short trailer film about joining the Royal Electrical and Mechanical...

FLYING TRAINS

Flying Trains (1932)

Strange predictions of trains with wings and propellors - demonstrated on model...

HARNESSING A WHIRLWIND

Harnessing A Whirlwind (1957)

Latest in British aircraft research.

THIS CAR IS HISTORY

This Car Is History (1958)

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

ATOM POWER FROM BRITAIN

Atom Power From Britain (1958)

British engineers are building a nuclear power station in Italy.

JET PROPULSION

Jet Propulsion (1944)

Joe Noble illustrates how jet propulsion works.

UNDER LONDON TRUNK TELEPHONE

Under London Trunk Telephone (1968)

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

ENGINEERING EXHIBITION

Engineering Exhibition (1969)

Model trains and ships on show at Engineering Exhibition. Seymour Hall,...

GIANT TYRE

Giant Tyre (1969)

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

MOON ROCKET

Moon Rocket (1950)

Footage of Moon rocket being demonstrated as well as many working model steam engines.

STEAM PLOUGH

Steam Plough (1952)

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

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

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

LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHILE

Locomotives For Chile (1930-1939)

A steam engine being lifted by crane onto a ship bound for Chile.

MORE STREAMLINE

More Streamline (1930-1939)

Very streamlined and modern looking steam engine 'Commodore Vanderbilt' in New...

 EARTHQUAKE SHAKES SAN FRANCISCO

Earthquake Shakes San Francisco (1957)

An earthquake shakes the American city of San Francisco.

ENGINEERING EXHIBITION AT OLYMPIA

Engineering Exhibition At Olympia (1965)

Exhibits including vice, hovercraft and diesel engine.

PUSH-BUTTON TEACHERS IN AMERICA

Push-Button Teachers In America (1965)

Children show how the computer teaches them sums.

LION CUBS LOOSE

Lion Cubs Loose (1966)

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

HARNESSING NATURAL STEAM IN RUSSIA

Harnessing Natural Steam In Russia (1968)

Russian scientists explore the ways of harnessing natural...

DOWN WITH AERIALS!

Down With Aerials! (1960-1969)

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

SNOW PLOUGH AT WORK

Snow Plough At Work (1914-1918)

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

DIESEL SCHOOL

Diesel School (1956)

Footage of people attending diesel engineering school in Derby.

BRIDGE DEMOLITION

Bridge Demolition (1959)

Marvels of communication - engineers, ground troops and helicopters join in...

WIND TUNNEL

Wind Tunnel (1955)

Model aircraft are subject to various pressures at the De Havilland Aircraft Co.

QUEEN MOTHER VISITS IMPERIAL COLLEGE

Queen Mother Visits Imperial College (1965)

Queen Mother visits Imperial College London.

"Noah's Ark On Wheels" (1932)

Camels and elephants walk through the streets of Dunstable to their new...

HORSE FIRE ENGINE 1908

Horse Fire Engine 1908 (1906)

Exciting footage of fire engines rushing to a fire - acted sequence of...

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 7

Caught By The Camera No. 7 (1934)

Trees being dug up for a new road in Rome, the Victophonium played...

OPERATION PLUTO

Operation Pluto (1945)

Huge petrol pipeline was constructed under English Channel to supply troops on...

FOREST FIRE-FIGHTING IN USA

Forest Fire-Fighting In USA (1938)

Aerial shots of forest fires raging in New Jersey.

BEAU JET!

Beau Jet! (1933)

A new type of fire hose is demonstrated by the Parisian Fire Brigade.

"Treating 'em Rough!" - Filmed At Dollis Hill (1932)

Good footage of engineers performing various...

SHIPPING, ENGINEERING AND MACHINERY EXHIBITION

Shipping, Engineering And Machinery Exhibition (1919)

Lord Weir at the Shipping, Engineering and...

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...