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RAILWAY STATION

Railway Station

A train pulls into a railway station.

REPLACING RAILS IN SECTIONS

Replacing Rails In Sections (1947)

Footage of faulty rails being replaced in Czechoslovakia.

RAILWAY TRACK LAYING

Railway Track Laying (1948)

Preassembled units of track are laid at Waterloo Station to prevent...

BERLIN'S NOMADS

Berlin's Nomads (1945)

Refugees waiting on Berlin train station to go home.

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1925)

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

FIRE DESTROYS TOKIO STREET aka FIRE DESTROYS TOKYO STREET

Fire Destroys Tokio Street AKA Fire Destroys Tokyo Street (1949)

Japanese firefighters hard at...

OLDEST RAILWAY STATION

Oldest Railway Station (1939)

The oldest railway station in the world.

 

 

LOCOMOTIVES FOR FRANCE

Locomotives For France (1946)

Locomotives arrive in Cherbourg harbour to help French railway system.

PRIVATE RAILWAY

Private Railway (1948)

A privately run railway takes passengers up Mount Snowden. Llanberis, North...

STATION issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

Station Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Away For The Weekend (1947)

Good footage of crowds...

ITALY'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

Italy's Underground Railway (1939)

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

GLASGOW PLANS FOR TOMORROW

Glasgow Plans For Tomorrow (1949)

A model for a new Glasgow is displayed for people to view.

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...

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.

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...

CZECH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Czech Railway Electrification (1960)

Electric power for Czechoslovakian railways.

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS - CANADA

Electric Railways - Canada (1923)

Footage of electric train in Canada.

MANUAL HANDLING INSTRUCTION

Manual Handling Instruction (1967)

British Railway workers learn the right way of manual lifting.

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...

WORLD NEWS - TOKYO

World News - Tokyo (1950)

Landslide near Tokyo, Japan.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

RAIL STRIKE

Rail Strike (1955)

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

"Rail Crash" Army Exercise (1964)

Soldiers train to help out in train crashes in Devon.

RAILWAY DISASTER - AIS GILL

Railway Disaster - Ais Gill (1913)

Shots of wreckage from train crash. Cumbria.

PARIS ON A DAY OF STRIKE

Paris On A Day Of Strike (1961)

Traffic jam during rail strike in Paris.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT

Railway Accident (1910-1919)

An empty train runs into a goods train near Croydon.

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

Steam train runs up and down on the track outside a new railway station in...

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...

ALWAYS MERRY AND BRIGHT

Always Merry And Bright (1924)

Students in high spirits on their annual rag for charities.

WORLD'S SMALLEST TRAIN DEMOBBED

World's Smallest Train Demobbed (1946)

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

LORD LLOYD

Lord Lloyd (1926)

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

HYDE PARK CLOSED

Hyde Park Closed (1926)

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

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...

TRAIN A WEEK issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Train A Week Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Remote village of Blackermill where only one...

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1934)

Miniature railway in Romney & Hythe, Kent.