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TRAIN WHEELS

Train Wheels (1938)

New lighter train wheels were designed and made.

OLD HOPPER DIES HARD

Old Hopper Dies Hard (1965)

Many attempts are needed to demolish an old hopper in railway siding....

A LINE IN NO TIME

A Line In No Time (1962)

Mechanical track layer being used to replace tracks on line near Potters Bar.

RHODESIAN DROUGHT WORST FOR 20 YEARS

Rhodesian Drought Worst For 20 Years (1966)

One of the worst drought in decades threatens Rhodesia.

PADDINGTON STATION FACELIFT

Paddington Station Facelift (1967)

Building work at Paddington Station.

HISTORY MAKING DAY IN ROME

History Making Day In Rome (1929)

Roman Question is solved and Pope becomes reigning sovereign of the...

AMBULANCE TRAIN

Ambulance Train (1930-1950)

A special train is demonstrated with racks to hold casualties on stretchers.

 

 

FRENCH CRISIS

French Crisis (1948)

Transport strikes and demonstrations cripple French.

RAILWAY LUGGAGE LOCKERS

Railway Luggage Lockers (1949)

Railway luggage lockers installed at Euston station, London.

SUSPENSION RAILWAY

Suspension Railway (1946)

Good shots of Wuppertal suspension railway on its 45th anniversary. Germany.

CZECH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Czech Railway Electrification (1957)

Prague railway station changes from steam to electricity....

RAIL STRIKE

Rail Strike (1955)

Various shots of one train that is running during the rail strike, a crowded station...

THE RAIL STRIKE ENDS aka RAIL STRIKE ENDS

The Rail Strike Ends AKA Rail Strike Ends (1955)

Various shots of steam engines in sidings, shots...

THE URAL LUMBERMEN

The Ural Lumbermen (1957)

Lumbermen at work in the Urals.

DUTCH RAILWAYS FIGHT

Dutch Railways Fight "Swinging Rails" With Special Grinding Train (1958)

Grindstones from train...

CZECH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Czech Railway Electrification (1960)

Electric power for Czechoslovakian railways.

 AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST RAILWAY CLOSING

Australia's Oldest Railway Closing (1962)

Closure of remote railway line in Australia.

BIG AND SMALL TRAIN MAKING

Big And Small Train Making (1965)

Diesel train assembled at engineering factory and made in model...

MODEL RAILWAY

Model Railway (1962)

Model railway in action at the Annual Schoolboy's Exhibition from Olympia.

HANWELL RAILWAY STATION

Hanwell Railway Station (1970-1979)

Various shots of Hanwell railway station and a train going past with...

CROWDS AT RAILWAY STATION

Crowds At Railway Station (1950-1959)

Various shots of crowds of people on the concourse of Waterloo railway...

HEPHAM STATION

Hepham Station (1950-1959)

Good shots of people getting onto trains at a small railway station.

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.

SKIING AND RAILWAY COTTAGE  - Colour

Skiing And Railway Cottage - Colour (1962)

Railway guard and his family living in railway cottage...

MANUAL HANDLING INSTRUCTION

Manual Handling Instruction (1967)

British Railway workers learn the right way of manual lifting.

RAVENGLASS RAILWAY

Ravenglass Railway (1963)

The Ravenglass miniature steam train travelling through the Cumberland...

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.

BLUEBELL RAILWAY

Bluebell Railway (1961)

On a sunny day we take a steam train trip on The Bluebell Railway.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 346 - BABY ANIMALS and WATERCRESS FARM

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 346 - Baby Animals And Watercress Farm (1961)

Out takes (rushes, cuts)...

FESTINIOG RAILWAY

Festiniog Railway (1964)

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

1932'S FIRST RAILWAY WRECK

1932's First Railway Wreck (1932)

Scenes of damage at the site of a French railway crash.

TERRIBLE TRAIN DISASTER

Terrible Train Disaster (1933)

A massive train crash in France leads to many deaths.

SPEED ... SPEED ... MORE SPEED!

Speed ... Speed ... More Speed! (1931)

A German design of revolutionary railway engine on its first...

LATEST IN RAIL ROAD CARS NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Latest In Rail Road Cars News In A Nutshell (1935)

New invention - loco-trawler - vehicles that can...

NEW KING OF EGYPT

New King Of Egypt (1936)

King Farouk arrives back in Cairo.

GOLDEN EAGLE - LATEST STREAMLINED LOCOMOTIVE

Golden Eagle - Latest Streamlined Locomotive (1937)

New streamline locomotive 'Golden Eagle' is to...

SPEED

Speed (1920)

A model railway is shown - the train is a prototype for a vehicle that can climb steep hills.

ALL STATIONS

All Stations (1938)

A very detailed and modern train set, operated by the man who built it.

THE MODEL MASTERS!

The Model Masters! (1939)

Scale models of new building schemes are made in an Italian workshop.

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...

MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION aka MANCHESTER

Model Railway Exhibition AKA Manchester (1937)

Crowds look at miniature steam engines at the Model...

DEMOLITION OF LLANBRADACH VIADUCT

Demolition Of Llanbradach Viaduct (1938)

Derelict columns of a railway viaduct are blown up with...

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...