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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...

ANGLING COMPETITION - CONGLETON

Angling Competition - Congleton (1938)

Anglers young and old take part in a fishing competition at...

 

 

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...

JAPAN BLOCKADES HONG KONG aka HONG KONG

Japan Blockades Hong Kong AKA Hong Kong (1939)

Footage of Hong Kong during the Japanese blockade.

SENIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

Senior Hockey League (1925)

Hockey - Railway Union play Three Rock Rovers in Ireland.

SLEEPERS

Sleepers (1933)

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

40,000 TONS OF COKE

40,000 Tons Of Coke (1920)

A story about a massive mountain of coke that has caught fire and is likely...

FRENCH RAIL STRIKE  aka WORSE THAN THE TUBES

French Rail Strike AKA Worse Than The Tubes (1920)

Parisians are forced to cram on to the few...

RAILWAYMEN RUNNERS

Railwaymen Runners (1921)

Railwaymen runners - L.B. and S.C.R. team win 10th championship race at Epsom....

HOLIDAY SPORT

Holiday Sport (1952)

People setting off of Easter sporting breaks.

Selected Originals - HOLIDAY SPORT

Selected Originals - Holiday Sport (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Holiday Sport' - 52/32

WORLD NEWS - TOKYO

World News - Tokyo (1950)

Landslide near Tokyo, Japan.

HOUSE ON TUNNEL issue title - BOLTS AND BARS

House On Tunnel Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of large old house on top of a railway...

MODEL RAILWAY

Model Railway (1938)

A complete miniature railway system.

SIGNAL BOX STORY issue title - TAKEN AS RED!

Signal Box Story Issue Title - Taken As Red! (1943)

Mr and Mrs Chris Attwood both work different...

TRAIN SLASHING

Train Slashing (1960)

British Railways repair the damage done to their trains by vandals. Wimbledon,...

A MILE OF COAL!

A Mile Of Coal! (1961)

A massive train carries a huge amount of coal through South Australia.

ONE WOMAN SHOW

One Woman Show (1961)

A woman runs a railway station on her own in Althorne, Essex.

NEWS FROM AFRICA - SWAZILAND'S NEW RAILWAY

News From Africa - Swaziland's New Railway (1963)

New railway is being build in Swaziland.

FLOODS STRAND THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS

Floods Strand Thousands Of Tourists (1966)

Tourists are stranded as floods and landslides wreak havoc...

COAL TRUCKS

Coal Trucks (1948)

Volunteers from local cricket team help to clear coal from railway sidings and get it...

SIGNAL BOX

Signal Box (1948)

A look at the work that goes on in a signal box at Waterloo railway station.

RAILWAY SIGNAL aka BLIND MAN'S TRAIN

Railway Signal AKA Blind Man's Train (1951)

A blind man tests new signal device with model train in...

GERMAN TROOPS MARCHING THROUGH STREETS

German Troops Marching Through Streets (1939)

Troops march through the streets to general acclaim...

RAILWAY TRACK LAYING - 1939

Railway Track Laying - 1939 (1939)

Soldiers of Scottish Regiment laying railway tracks in France in...

RAILWAY BREAKDOWN GANG

Railway Breakdown Gang (1940)

Railway engines on the move in foggy weather - railway workers set out to...

INVASION SCENES - EUROPE

Invasion Scenes - Europe (1944)

American troops advancing through countryside and crossing a river.

TRAIN CRASH AT BROWNEY

Train Crash At Browney (1946)

Rescuers at work at scene of Browney train crash.

NORWEGIAN RAIL CRASH

Norwegian Rail Crash (1940-1949)

Footage of wreckage after train crash in Norway.

DEMOLISHING WARSAW RAILWAY STATION

Demolishing Warsaw Railway Station (1947)

Demolition of Warsaw railway station. Poland.

FOGGY LONDON TOWN

Foggy London Town (1948)

Thick fog effects road and rail travel in London.

HORSEMEAT SCANDAL

Horsemeat Scandal (1948)

Material relating to horsemeat scandal. Carlisle.

POLISH RAILWAYS

Polish Railways (1950)

Various shots of steam trains travelling through snow covered English countryside....

FIRE AND FIREMEN - PULPWOOD FIRE

Fire And Firemen - Pulpwood Fire (1946)

Large timber fire at Ottawa, Canada.

BLACK MARKET CHECK

Black Market Check (1946)

Czechoslovakian officials carry out a Black market check at a Railway station...

RECONSTRUCTING WARSAW STATION

Reconstructing Warsaw Station (1947)

Building work begins on wrecked Warsaw railway station. Poland.

ROYAL FAMILY LEAVE FOR BALMORAL

Royal Family Leave For Balmoral (1954)

Royal family drive past in cars, glimpse of Queen mother and...

TRANSPORT STRIKE OF WEST SECTOR RAILWAY WORKERS WHO DEMAND PAYMENT IN WEST MARKS...

Transport Strike Of West Sector Railway Workers Who Demand Payment In West Marks... (1940)

Strikers...

SCOTTISH SCENIC aka SNOWDONIA RAILWAY

Scottish Scenic AKA Snowdonia Railway (1949)

Scottish scenery and Snowdonia railway

FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN AMUSEMENT PARK AT BATTERSEA aka FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN FUNFAIR

Festival Of Britain Amusement Park At Battersea AKA Festival Of Britain Funfair (1951)

Construction...

RIVER AND ROAD: EUROPE

River And Road: Europe (1940)

High angle shots of river and railway line, possibly Germany.

HELSINKI STREET SCENES

Helsinki Street Scenes (1952)

Scenes of Helsinki.

RAIL STRIKE

Rail Strike (1955)

Various shots of the pithead at Betteshanger Colliery in Kent, with coal trucks...