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DRASTIC DEMOLITION

Drastic Demolition (1934)

Railway bridge in Dauntsey and bridge over Seine in France both demolished by...

YORKSHIRE LAND SLIDE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Yorkshire Land Slide News In A Nutshell (1935)

Workmen rush to clear landslide debris off main line...

"Angers" And French Floods (1936)

Floods in various parts of France cause devastation and set off a...

ITALIAN DAM HAVOC

Italian Dam Havoc (1935)

150 are killed and hundreds of houses swept away following a dam disaster in...

CHEERS ... NO TEARS!

Cheers ... No Tears! (1931)

Men of the Hussars march through Hounslow then board train taking them off...

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

INFERNO!

Inferno! (1933)

Great footage of Mount Etna erupting and demolishing buildings in a nearby village.

 

 

QUEER JOBS

Queer Jobs (1934)

Railway employees with strange job titles are seen at work in Swindon.

A SCHOOLBOY'S DREAM

A Schoolboy's Dream (1934)

A model railway system, built by boys and designed by Mr A G Beach of...

THE MAN ON THE FOOTPLATE

The Man On The Footplate (1928)

A group of men clean and oil a locomotive.

THE FAULT FINDER

The Fault Finder (1929)

Rail Detector machine is used to register track defects - machine seen in...

WORLD'S SMALLEST PUBLIC RAILWAY

World's Smallest Public Railway (1935)

Good footage of small steam train moving at speed through the...

INS AND OUTS DOWN UNDER!

Ins And Outs Down Under! (1935)

We hurtle through numerous railway tunnels on our way to Barron Falls...

DOWN IN THE QUARRY - SOMETHING STIRRED!

Down In The Quarry - Something Stirred! (1930)

Explosions in limestone quarries in Bowes,...

CARRIAGE MADE

Carriage Made (1936)

Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. Derby,...

CLEARING UP IN TUNISIA

Clearing Up In Tunisia (1943)

Bomb disposal units and demolition squad in clearing up operations in...

SUPPLIES FOR RUSSIA

Supplies For Russia (1941)

Supplies arrive in Persian port and make their way to Russia on Trans-Iranian...

DERELICT WAGON TRUCKS DEMOLISHED IN USA

Derelict Wagon Trucks Demolished In USA (1937)

Valuable scrap metal removed from old goods wagons in...

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.

EUSTON - DE VALERA REVISITS LONDON

Euston - De Valera Revisits London (1938)

Irish Prime Minister Ramon De Valera arrives at Euston...

ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW SECTION OF LNER LNER

Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

The Mayor of Newcastle travels on the first...

MARVELLOUS NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE

Marvellous New Railway Bridge (1928)

Footage of the new bridge in Newcastle-on-Tyne which is nearing...

THE RAILWAY QUEEN

The Railway Queen (1928)

16 year-old Mabel Kitson boards a ship for France where she will address French...

THE

The "Lady Drake" (1928)

The liner "Lady Drake" is launched at Cammell Laird's Yard in Birkenhead. It is...

EDINBURGH: DISASTROUS FIRE aka DISASTROUS FIRE

Edinburgh: Disastrous Fire AKA Disastrous Fire (1922)

Footage of the remains of the N.B. Railway...

CAVE FOLK OF TODAY

Cave Folk Of Today (1932)

Story about the Lunghai Railway in China and the cave dwellings of some local...

ALWAYS MERRY AND BRIGHT

Always Merry And Bright (1924)

Students in high spirits on their annual rag for charities.

HOCKEY SEASON OPENS

Hockey Season Opens (1924)

The Railway Union play the Y. M. C. A. at hockey in Ireland.

L.N.E.R.'S [LNER] HUSH - HUSH ENGINE

L.N.E.R.'s [lner] Hush - Hush Engine (1930)

New steam locomotive has a successful first outing,...

TOY TRAIN GOES TO WAR

Toy Train Goes To War (1944)

A miniature train is armoured for the war as soldiers use it to patrol...

OFF TO CANADA

Off To Canada (1944)

British wives and children of Canadian servicemen begin their journey to Canada.

WORLD'S SMALLEST TRAIN DEMOBBED

World's Smallest Train Demobbed (1946)

After use by army during war Hythe's mini train goes back to...

BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES FOR EGYPT aka BRITISH LOCOMOTIUES FOR EGYPT

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

Impressive sight as 14...

WORLD'S SMALLEST RAILWAY

World's Smallest Railway (1926)

A look at a half-sized steam engine.

LORD LLOYD

Lord Lloyd (1926)

High Commissioner in Egypt pays state visit to Kahtum, Sudan.

NAPLES - IL DUCE

Naples - Il Duce (1939)

Footage of new railway train moving along track near Naples in Italy.

THE GORSEDD - CARDIFF

The Gorsedd - Cardiff (1938)

Opening of the National Eisteddfod in the grounds of Cardiff Castle in...

WHEN WINTER CAME

When Winter Came (1940)

Snow covered scenes - lots of ice and and snow - huge drifts.

LANDSLIDE BLOCKS RAILWAY

Landslide Blocks Railway (1940)

People work in the wreckage of a crashed train outside Watford.

NORTHERN HOCKEY VICTORY

Northern Hockey Victory (1926)

Men's hockey in Northern Ireland; Banbridge beat Railway Union.

HYDE PARK CLOSED

Hyde Park Closed (1926)

The effects of the General Strike on life in Great Britain.

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New method is used to speed up the laying of cables.

ITALIAN FLOODS KILL 100

Italian Floods Kill 100 (1953)

The Reggio Calabria region of Southern Italy is devastated by floods

Selected Originals - ITALIAN FLOODS KILL 100

Selected Originals - Italian Floods Kill 100 (1953)

Material relating to newsreel story "Italian...

FRANCE'S FIRST DESERT OIL

France's First Desert Oil (1958)

France increases its oil supply lines from North Africa.

HARMONOGRAPH PENDULUM aka INVENTIONS AT G.W.R. EXHIBITION

Harmonograph Pendulum AKA Inventions At G.W.R. Exhibition (1937)

Harmonograph recording two or...

MODEL RAILWAY

Model Railway (1937)

Captain Rodgers shows us his detailed model railway and dock.

STEEL MAKING

Steel Making (1937)

A look at the work of a big steel plant in Letchworth, near London.

BOOKING OFFICE IN PUB aka BOOKING OFFICE IN INN or STRANGE BOOKING OFFICE issue...

Booking Office In Pub AKA Booking Office In Inn Or Strange Booking Office Issue... (1937)

GWR...