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NEW ENGINES FROM US Dublin issue

New Engines From Us Dublin Issue (1942)

'Utility' railway engines arrive at a British port from...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 307 - STATION HOME

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 307 - Station Home (1960)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story featured in...

RAILWAY STATION

Railway Station

A train pulls into a railway station.

AUSTRIA CELEBRATES HER CENTENARY OF RAILWAYS

Austria Celebrates Her Centenary Of Railways (1937)

Trains from 1800s to 1930s shown in rail show...

THE BIG LANDSLIDE

The Big Landslide (1925)

Men clear the tons of earth which have collapsed into a railway cutting in...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1925)

Many men help to clear the railway line after a landslide has blocked the way in...

NEW BRIDGES FOR OLD

New Bridges For Old (1930)

Men replace an old wooden railway bridge for a new steel one in 48 hours. ...

 

 

RAILWAY BREAKDOWN CREW AT WORK

Railway Breakdown Crew At Work (1941)

Railwaymen at work repairing bomb damaged lines.

FIRE FIGHTING ENGINE

Fire Fighting Engine (1941)

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

RAILWAY

Railway (1937)

A Streamlined, modern train speeds along the line.

LONDON RAILWAY STATION VIPS

London Railway Station Vips (1935)

Various poor shots of people saying goodbye to an unidentified VIP.

SCENES FROM SPEEDING TRAIN aka LINK SHOTS

Scenes From Speeding Train AKA Link Shots (1947)

Scenes shot from a train as we travel through...

CORNISH SCENES

Cornish Scenes (1948)

Static Shots - Cornish Village and Railway Viaduct

RAILWAY LINES

Railway Lines (1951)

Good footage of railway lines taken from moving train.

U.S. LOCOMOTIVES IN POLAND

U.S. Locomotives In Poland (1948)

U.S locomotives are being imported into Poland to replace the...

RAILWAY RETARDERS - Colour

Railway Retarders - Colour (1961-1970)

Railway retarders being tested - Colour.

STUDENTS' RAILWAY

Students' Railway (1962)

Leeds University Railway Society have British Rail's permission to work on the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS - 3 OF 3 - FROM CP 726 - WEST COUNTRY IDYLL

Out Takes / Cuts - 3 Of 3 - From Cp 726 - West Country Idyll (1968)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for...

BRITAIN'S FIRST STREAMLINED RAIL CAR

Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car (1933)

Railcar designed to carry passengers on suburban lines.

AVALANCHE OF HUGE BOULDERS on sleeve as AVALANCH OF HUGE BOULDERS

Avalanche Of Huge Boulders On Sleeve As Avalanch Of Huge Boulders (1926)

Avalanche in...

DEMOLITION OF VIADUCT AT LLANBRADACH

Demolition Of Viaduct At Llanbradach (1937)

Viaduct being demolished in Wales.

PLACING A HUNDRED TON GIRDER IN PLACE AT SPEKE, NR. LIVERPOOL

Placing A Hundred Ton Girder In Place At Speke, Nr. Liverpool (1938)

A huge girder is guided...

THE GREAT RAIL STRIKE  shorter version

The Great Rail Strike Shorter Version (1924)

Train drivers abandon their engines and travel home...

ITALY'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

Italy's Underground Railway (1939)

Good footage of workers building new underground rail network in...

TRAIN WHEELS

Train Wheels (1938)

New lighter train wheels were designed and made.

PADDINGTON STATION FACELIFT

Paddington Station Facelift (1967)

Building work at Paddington Station.

FRENCH CRISIS

French Crisis (1948)

Transport strikes and demonstrations cripple French.

SVEN HEDIN AT STATION

Sven Hedin At Station (1945)

Short clip showing the explorer Sven Hedin at a railway station in...

THE POTTERIES FACTORY

The Potteries Factory (1914-1930)

Item showing the Potteries Factory.

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS - CANADA

Electric Railways - Canada (1923)

Footage of electric train in Canada.

RAILWAY

Railway (1910-1920)

Shots taken from a train somewhere in North Africa.

NEW ENGINE FOR MERCHANT USE

New Engine For Merchant Use (1941)

A new steam train is named 'Channel Packet'.

THE FOUR MILE RAILWAY

The Four Mile Railway (1928)

North Sunderland Railway is seen - train travels between Seahouses,...

ARMY RAILWAY

Army Railway (1961)

An item about the soldiers trained to work on the army railway at Camp Longmoor.

FESTINIOG RAILWAY

Festiniog Railway (1964)

A look at a steam train which runs from Portmadoc station.

TERRIBLE TRAIN DISASTER

Terrible Train Disaster (1933)

A massive train crash in France leads to many deaths.

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND

Somewhere In England (1940)

Army manoeuvres in England.

SCOTTISH TRAIN DISASTER

Scottish Train Disaster (1937)

Teams at work to rescue survivors at site of horrific train crash at...

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...

NATIONAL RAILWAY UNION CELEBRATIONS

National Railway Union Celebrations (1927)

Railway men celebrate by holding a street parade and...

NEW WAR CLOUDS LOOM IN FAR EAST

New War Clouds Loom In Far East (1929)

Chinese troops prepare for conflict with Russia over...

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION

Model Railway Exhibition (1938)

Children watch model trains go speeding along their tracks at the Model...

TO THE MEET BY TRAIN

To The Meet By Train (1921)

Horses and hounds arrive by train for a hunt in Saunderton.

A NOVEL RAILWAY

A Novel Railway (1933)

A large model railway in a garden is featured.

THE BIG SPLASH!

The Big Splash! (1929)

Transportation of large tree trunks by chutes, trolleys, trains and barges.

RAILWAY CENTENARY PLOTS aka RAILWAY CENTENARY POTSDAM

Railway Centenary Plots AKA Railway Centenary Potsdam (1938)

Germany celebrates its railway...

RAILWAY LINES

Railway Lines (1931)

Various shots of railway stations, tunnels, bridges etc. as seen from the front of a...

ANCIENT RAILWAY ENGINE

Ancient Railway Engine (1931)

Footage of a very old locomotive - probably an Agenorra from 1828.

THE RAILWAY ENGINE SHIP

The Railway Engine Ship (1929)

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

SLEEPERS

Sleepers (1933)

Excellent footage of how railway sleepers are made, Boston, Lincolnshire.