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SHOW TIME

Show Time (1952)

Title card for exhibition stories.

FIRE FIGHTING ENGINE

Fire Fighting Engine (1941)

A steam engine is rigged up for use as a pump to fight railway fires.

 VARIOUS SHOTS TRAIN JOURNEY

Various Shots Train Journey (1930-1939)

Good shots of various steam trains on a journey.

120 MILES AN HOUR

120 Miles An Hour (1937)

Streamlined super modern steam train.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for TERRIBLE CHARABANC DISASTER in G 1325 aka TERRIBLE CHAR -A-...

Cuts / Out Takes For Terrible Charabanc Disaster In G 1325 AKA Terrible Char -A-... (1926)

Cuts...

FORTH BRIDGE

Forth Bridge (1920-1929)

Train going over the Forth Bridge, Scotland.

OLD AVIATION - NOVEL AEROPLANE

Old Aviation - Novel Aeroplane (1910-1929)

Lengthy compilation of early aviation stories.

 

 

LIVERPOOL'S NEW WONDER DOCKS on sleeve as LIVERPOOLS NEW WONDER & CUTS

Liverpool's New Wonder Docks On Sleeve As Liverpools New Wonder & Cuts (1926)

Liverpool's new...

KINGS LANGLEY 60 TON ENGINE aka LUCK

Kings Langley 60 Ton Engine AKA Luck (1922)

Footage of steam train on embankment after derailment,...

THE RAILWAY ENGINE SHIP

The Railway Engine Ship (1929)

Steam locomotives are unloaded from the SS Beldis in port in South...

NEW MERSEY TUNNEL

New Mersey Tunnel (1968)

Building of new traffic tunnel under the River Mersey.

NEWCASTLE BRIDGE

Newcastle Bridge (1920-1930)

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

 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.

RAILWAY RESEARCHERS

Railway Researchers (1967)

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

TRAIN ENGINES TRANSPORTED TO RUSSIA aka A INDUSTRIAL VICTORY

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

80 dismantled Belgian train...

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.

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...

WORLD'S SMALLEST RAILWAY

World's Smallest Railway (1926)

A look at a half-sized steam engine.

LATEST FIRE PUMP

Latest Fire Pump (1940)

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

NEWS FLASHES - ITALIAN STEAM TRACTION

News Flashes - Italian Steam Traction (1954)

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

FOG WON'T STOP FUTURE FLYING

Fog Won't Stop Future Flying (1958)

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

RAILWAY SCHOOL

Railway School (1940)

Royal Engineers learn signalling and locomotive maintenance in special classes.

THE SMALLEST AND THE LARGEST

The Smallest And The Largest (1932)

Comparison between the smallest electrical motor in the world and...

ENGINEER CORPS BUILD ROADS IN ALGIERS

Engineer Corps Build Roads In Algiers (1956)

Item showing Engineer Corps building, and giving...

IRISH TRAIN DISASTER  aka TRAIN WRECK

Irish Train Disaster AKA Train Wreck (1915)

Crane used to move wrecked locomotive from crash site...

THE ROYAL ENGINEERS BRIDGE BUILDING

The Royal Engineers Bridge Building (1915-1916)

Royal Engineers build a replacement bridge.

REPAIRING LOCOMOTIVES

Repairing Locomotives (1914-1918)

Film of a locomotive repair shop.

GIANT GIRDER

Giant Girder (1914-1918)

Transporting giant girder for bridge.

GERMAN ROCKET CAR

German Rocket Car (1928)

Rocket-powered car is tested in Germany, with second trial involving an...

AIR DISPLAY  BIPLANE STUNTING AIR SHOTS

Air Display Biplane Stunting Air Shots (1920-1929)

Good footage of biplane doing stunts in the air.

SPEED AND SAFETY

Speed And Safety (1920-1939)

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

PORTMADOC

Portmadoc (1936)

Nice shots of a small narrow gauge railway running in Wales. Possibly the Festiniog...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 566 - reel 3 of 5 - IRELAND - TRADITION ON THE MOVE

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 566 - Reel 3 Of 5 - Ireland - Tradition On The Move (1965)

Out...

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

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge...

3 RAILWAY ENGINES TO HAUL SUBMARINE

3 Railway Engines To Haul Submarine (1927)

Steam train engines are used to haul a submarine into the...

SOME PUFF-PUFF

Some Puff-Puff (1928)

The world's biggest locomotive, 125 feet long and weighing 550 tons, makes maiden...

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...

QUEEN MARY RECORD

Queen Mary Record (1938)

A look at the liner 'Queen Mary' in the dock at Southampton, Hampshire.

AEROPLANES FOR EVERYONE SOON

Aeroplanes For Everyone Soon (1923)

Jimmy James flies a little 300 lb aeroplane which he can keep in...

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,...

FUNERAL OF MEMBER OF CREW OF H.29 SUBMARINE

Funeral Of Member Of Crew Of H.29 Submarine (1926)

Funeral of Bob Dalton, Chief of Engine Room on...

REME TRAILER

Reme Trailer (1949)

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

THE FLEET'S IN HARBOUR

The Fleet's In Harbour (1933)

Model boats and model trains - Sydney, Australia.

FLYING TRAINS

Flying Trains (1932)

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

NEWS IN FLASHES - LONDON MODEL EXHIBITION

News In Flashes - London Model Exhibition (1953)

The Model Engineering Exhibition.

SOAPBOX RACE FOR CHARITY

Soapbox Race For Charity (1964)

These homemade vehicles are being raced from Christchurch to Poole in...

ENGINEERING EXHIBITION

Engineering Exhibition (1969)

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