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RAILWAY CENTENARY

Railway Centenary (1925)

A parade of different engines and rolling stock marks railway centenary in...

RAILWAY STORY

Railway Story (1920-1929)

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

SUPPLIES FOR RUSSIA

Supplies For Russia (1941)

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

HOLLAND:  TRAINS THROUGH THE AGES

Holland: Trains Through The Ages (1964)

Exhibition of the history of the Dutch railway system.

A RAILWAY TRIUMPH aka INAUGURATION OF KENT ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME

A Railway Triumph AKA Inauguration Of Kent Electrification Scheme (1959)

Electrification of...

PRINCE OF WALES

Prince Of Wales (1914-1920)

Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, at railway station.

HITLER AND MUSSOLINI AT RAILWAY STATION

Hitler And Mussolini At Railway Station (1937)

Short piece of Hitler and Mussolini walk past crowds...

 

 

LNER ENGINE NAMED ARSENAL

Lner Engine Named Arsenal (1936)

Lord Lonsdale unveils nameplate of railway locomotive named after the...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MAJOR H.O.D. SEGRAVE

Camera Interviews - Major H.O.D. Segrave (1928)

Motor racing celebrity Major Segrave is seen playing...

QUEEN VICTORIA'S COACH

Queen Victoria's Coach (1960)

Queen Victoria's railway carriage from 1869 at the British Transport...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 514 - SCOOTER RALLY, STATELY HOME RAILWAY and HAIR...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 514 - Scooter Rally, Stately Home Railway And Hair... (1964)

Out...

SIR SAMUEL HOARE

Sir Samuel Hoare (1935)

British Politician Sir Samuel Hoare on a railway platform.

MODEL ENGINEERING EXHIBITION

Model Engineering Exhibition (1954)

People watching an electric railway by Meccano and other exhibits....

LOCO FOR CANADA

Loco For Canada (1967)

A steam locomotive is presented to Canadian railroad museum.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA

Queen Alexandra (1911)

Queen Alexandra boards a train in France.

GARDEN SHOW IN COLOGNE

Garden Show In Cologne (1957)

Guests including Konrad Adenauer visit Cologne Flower show.

EUSTON - DE VALERA REVISITS LONDON

Euston - De Valera Revisits London (1938)

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

GRETA GARBO ON SHIP

Greta Garbo On Ship (1946)

Brief glimpses of film star Greta Garbo on her return to Sweden.

ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW SECTION OF LNER LNER

Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

The Mayor of Newcastle travels on the first...

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER LEAVES FOR JAPAN

Duke Of Gloucester Leaves For Japan (1920-1929)

Duke of Gloucester at railway station before leaving on...

SANDY POWELL - THE CARELESS CARETAKER

Sandy Powell - The Careless Caretaker (1930)

Sandy explains to friend what has happened in his house...

BULGANIN AND KHRUSCHEV LEAVE HELSINKI FOR HOME

Bulganin And Khruschev Leave Helsinki For Home (1957)

Bulganin making statement at station,...

"Welcome Home Charlie" - Mute Version (1931)

Charlie Chaplin is welcomed back in London. He arrives...

"Welcome Home Charlie" - Sound Version (1931)

Charlie Chaplin is welcomed back in London. He arrives...

HITLER AND GOERING RECEIVE FOREIGN VIP TO GERMANY DURING THE WAR

Hitler And Goering Receive Foreign Vip To Germany During The War (1941)

Hitler and Goering...

KING'S GIFT OF COAL

King's Gift Of Coal (1945)

Coal being delivered to elderly people - cuts from 45/99.

THE ROYAL LOVERS

The Royal Lovers (1934)

Duke of Kent and his new wife, Princess Marina board the train for their...

SHAH PAYS STATE VISIT

Shah Pays State Visit (1959)

Shah of Persia is greeted by the royal family on arrival at Victoria...

THE KING IN SCOTLAND

The King In Scotland (1928)

King George V arrives in Scotland for his annual holiday and inspects troops...

ITALIANS WORK FOR THE ALLIES

Italians Work For The Allies (1943)

Italian men work for the Allies.

HOLLAND - GO KART TO SNOW KART

Holland - Go Kart To Snow Kart (1961)

Dutch go-kart champion replaces wheels of his kart to ice skates...

CHARLOT A PARIS aka CHAPLIN IN PARIS - ARRIVAL AT STATION, 1931

Charlot A Paris AKA Chaplin In Paris - Arrival At Station, 1931 (1932)

Charlie Chaplin is...

DE GAULLE IN ADDIS ABABA

De Gaulle In Addis Ababa (1966)

De Gaulle with Emperor Haile Selassie touring a railway station and...

DAVIS CUP COMES TO LONDON!

Davis Cup Comes To London! (1933)

Crowds celebrate the British tennis team's return to the UK with the...

GIBRALTAR TODAY

Gibraltar Today (1941)

Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, inspects units and sees defences on Gibraltar.

TO SHOW THE LAND OF HUSTLE WHAT SPEED REALLY MEANS

To Show The Land Of Hustle What Speed Really Means (1927)

A locomotive is seen being shipped out...

Selected Originals - LORD ALLENBY AT HOME

Selected Originals - Lord Allenby At Home (1919)

Lord Allenby C-in-C Egypt in Felixstowe.

COMRADES ALL - BEATTY ENTERTAINED BY LOWER DECK - ALTERNATIVE VERSION

Comrades All - Beatty Entertained By Lower Deck - Alternative Version (1919)

An alternative...

HITLER RETURNS FROM AUSTRIA

Hitler Returns From Austria

Hitler gets a massive night time welcome on his return to Berlin.

CZAR OF RUSSIA WITH COSSACKS

Czar Of Russia With Cossacks (1910-1919)

Czar Nicholas II of Russia inspects troops.

UNKNOWN CELEBRITIES AT INAUGURATION OF NEW TRAIN 'LIVERPOOL STREET'

Unknown Celebrities At Inauguration Of New Train 'liverpool Street' (1910-1919)

Footage of...

TOM JONES - GOLDEN DISC

Tom Jones - Golden Disc (1968)

Singer Tom Jones receives gold disc down salt mine in Germany.

TRIPPERS - EDENS UNOFFICIALLY VISIT WASHINGTON aka EDEN IN USA

Trippers - Edens Unofficially Visit Washington AKA Eden In USA (1939)

Anthony Eden visits...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS GAS WORKS

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Gas Works (1953)

Duke of Edinburgh visits gasworks at Ponders End,...

QUEEN MARY AT RADIO OLYMPIA

Queen Mary At Radio Olympia (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/80 - Queen Mary visits Radio Olympia...

HOP PICKERS

Hop Pickers (1946)

Great footage of Londoners going hop picking in Kent.

HER MAJESTY INSPECTS INSPECTS CASUALTY TRAIN

Her Majesty Inspects Inspects Casualty Train (1939)

Queen Elizabeth inspects casualty train at...

THE FRENCH STRIKE

The French Strike (1947)

Political problems in France stem from a clash of ideologies.

COPENHAGEN - DUKE VISITS BRITISH FAIR

Copenhagen - Duke Visits British Fair (1955)

Duke of Edinburgh arrives to Copenhagen to visit the...

THE DUKE STARTS THE GAS GRID

The Duke Starts The Gas Grid (1957)

Prince Philip inaugurates a gas grid and visits the place with...