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OLD LOCOMOTIVE

Old Locomotive (1968)

A vintage locomotive comes out of museum to run again. Holland.

EXTRA ! FLYING SCOTSMAN LEAVES FOR USA

Extra ! Flying Scotsman Leaves For USA (1969)

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

 TRAIN BREAKS RECORD BY REMOTE CONTROL

Train Breaks Record By Remote Control (1955)

Remote control train breaks speed record in Conere,...

NEW DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE DEPOT

New Diesel Locomotive Maintenance Depot (1960)

British Railways open £300,000 depot to service...

TRAIN MOVING THROUGH STATION aka RAILWAY TRAIN

Train Moving Through Station AKA Railway Train (1914-1918)

Railway train moving slowly through station...

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

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

Footage...

RAILWAY DISASTER - AIS GILL

Railway Disaster - Ais Gill (1913)

Shots of wreckage from train crash. Cumbria.

 

 

 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.

'INVINCIBLE' LOCOMOTIVE

'invincible' Locomotive (1967)

The locomotive 'Invincible' which worked for Ministry of Aviation is to...

MILITARY RAILWAY CLOSURE

Military Railway Closure (1969)

Closure of the Longmoor military railway in Hampshire.

RADIO INSTALLATION OF MARSHALLING YARD aka RADIO CONTROL IN RAILWAY YARDS

Radio Installation Of Marshalling Yard AKA Radio Control In Railway Yards (1949)

Railway...

EUSTON STATION

Euston Station (1970)

Various shots - inside and out - of Euston Railway station in London.

KINGS CROSS STATION

Kings Cross Station (1970-1979)

Large area of railway lines going into King's Cross Station in London.

STEAM POWER

Steam Power (1970-1979)

Various shots of things powered by steam - boats, trains, engines, power stations.

IRISH TRAIN DISASTER  aka TRAIN WRECK

Irish Train Disaster AKA Train Wreck (1915)

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

REPAIRING LOCOMOTIVES

Repairing Locomotives (1914-1918)

Film of a locomotive repair shop.

EVACUATION - ARMY EQUIPMENT ABOARD TRAIN

Evacuation - Army Equipment Aboard Train (1914-1918)

Army equipment is loaded onto train by troops.

SPEED AND SAFETY

Speed And Safety (1920-1939)

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

WOMEN RAILWAY WORKERS

Women Railway Workers (1914-1918)

Wartime women railway workers clean exterior of train and railway...

CHINA BUYS RAIL LOCOMOTIVES

China Buys Rail Locomotives (1936)

French railway engines are loaded onto a ship bound for China.

RAILWAY GRAVEYARD aka SWINDON LNER

Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner (1938)

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

BRITISH MADE ENGINES FOR EGYPT aka GLASGOW

British Made Engines For Egypt AKA Glasgow (1937)

Crane loads Scottish made steam engines onto ship...

WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

World's Largest Lorry (1930)

Largest lorry in the world carries large steam locomotive, Liverpool,...

NEW LOCO FOR REs

New Loco For RES (1964)

New Army Locomotive for the Royal Engineers. Named by General Lord Robertson.

IRON ROAD'S IRON DUKE

Iron Road's Iron Duke (1963)

New Deltic locomotive "The Duke of Wellington's Regiment" is unveiled at...

LOCO FOR CANADA

Loco For Canada (1967)

A steam locomotive is presented to Canadian railroad museum.

RAIL STRIKE TALKS aka RAIL STRIKE

Rail Strike Talks AKA Rail Strike (1955)

Various shots of Sir Brian Robertson and ASLEF executive...

NORTH WESTERN FLYER

North Western Flyer (1930-1939)

A speeding American steam train sets a record.

 LIGNITE QUARRY

Lignite Quarry (1957)

Italian electricity generators are built to be powered by Lignite.

TURBINE LOCOMOTIVE

Turbine Locomotive (1924)

The Reid-Macleod Geared Steam Turbine Condensing Locomotive in all its glory.

WOMEN RAILWAY WORKERS aka RAILWAY WORKERS

Women Railway Workers AKA Railway Workers (1914-1918)

Women Railway workers.

FLOODS - LOS ANGELES

Floods - Los Angeles (1915-1920)

Footage of floods in the Los Angeles in California, USA.

KING AMANULLAH IN SWINDON

King Amanullah In Swindon (1921)

Footage of King Amanullah on visit to Swindon, Wiltshire.

 RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK EXHIBITION AT MARYLEBONE

Railway Rolling Stock Exhibition At Marylebone (1961)

Shots of famous steam trains and their...

WORLD'S LARGEST RAILWAY WAGON

World's Largest Railway Wagon (1930)

A Garratt type locomotive pulls the world's largest railway wagon...

'KING GEORGE V' LOCO

'king George V' Loco (1968)

The 'King George V' locomotive is pulled out of its shed to be restored....

NEW LOCOMOTIVE aka 4000 HP KESTREL LOCOMOTIVE

New Locomotive AKA 4000 Hp Kestrel Locomotive (1968)

New diesel train "Kestrel" leaves Marylebone...

TRANSPORT MAKES NEWS

Transport Makes News (1964)

Giant Side Loading lorry, Railway loco 'Mallard' and Professor Piccard's...

TRANSPORT MUSEUM

Transport Museum (1970)

Colour item showing the exhibits in the Museum of British Transport in Clapham,...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS DO

Duke Of Edinburgh At Locomotive Engineers Do (1961)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, meets...

SCHOOLS OPEN DAY FOR LONGMOOR MILITARY RAILWAY

Schools Open Day For Longmoor Military Railway (1958)

Children enjoy a day out at Military Railway...

FAMOUS LOCO FOR MUSEUM

Famous Loco For Museum (1961)

Footage of steam train being towed through streets of London after...

LATEST IN DANCING

Latest In Dancing (1962)

Fantastic story where we see demonstrations of the latest dance crazes at a...

 RAIL CRISIS TALKS

Rail Crisis Talks (1955)

ASLEF and TUC officials entering Transport House, London.

HISTORY ON WHEELS

History On Wheels (1963)

Museum of British Transport opens new section, featuring old locomotives.

GOODBYE TO STEAM aka RAILWAY MODERNISATION

Goodbye To Steam AKA Railway Modernisation (1958)

Detailed look at plans to modernise Britain's...

RAIL STRIKE CHAOS

Rail Strike Chaos (1955)

Nation is paralysed due to rail strike.

RAIL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS

Rail Strike Negotiations (1955)

Various shots of ASLEF and government delegates leaving Transport...

 DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT ROLLING STOCK EXHIBITION

Duke Of Edinburgh At Rolling Stock Exhibition (1961)

Prince Philip pays a visit to an exhibition...