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LOCOMOTIVES aka SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Locomotives AKA Southern Railway (1928)

Various shots of two steam locomotives.

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1932)

Good footage of large steam locomotive having trial run in France.

GIANT STEAM ACCUMULATOR

Giant Steam Accumulator (1938)

A huge steam accumulator is towed along a road.

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.

STEAM TRAINS SPEEDING ALONG

Steam Trains Speeding Along (1947)

Steam passenger and goods trains passing through stations and going...

 VARIOUS SHOTS TRAIN JOURNEY

Various Shots Train Journey (1930-1939)

Good shots of various steam trains on a journey.

 

 

STEAM TRAINS

Steam Trains (1970)

A few shots of steam trains passing the camera then shots inside workshop.

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

Steam trains destined for India are loaded aboard ship in Glasgow.

120 MILES AN HOUR

120 Miles An Hour (1937)

Streamlined super modern steam train.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for TERRIBLE CHARABANC DISASTER in G 1325 aka TERRIBLE CHAR -A-...

Cuts / Out Takes For Terrible Charabanc Disaster In G 1325 AKA Terrible Char -A-... (1926)

Cuts...

 HUNGARIAN INDUSTRIAL TOWN

Hungarian Industrial Town (1955)

Shots of industrial area of Hungary.

 AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST RAILWAY CLOSING

Australia's Oldest Railway Closing (1962)

Closure of remote railway line in Australia.

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'.

FESTINIOG RAILWAY

Festiniog Railway (1964)

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

"Welcome Home Charlie" - Sound Version (1931)

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

FAR EAST EXPRESS WRECKED

Far East Express Wrecked (1930)

A steam train crash in Japan. The train went off the edge of a cliff.

WONDERFUL NEW BRIDGE

Wonderful New Bridge (1931)

A new bridge is opened in Birkenhead - steam engines cross over.

"Welcome Home Charlie" - Mute Version (1931)

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

HEALING HER WOUNDS

Healing Her Wounds (1931)

The London pleasure steam boat 'Crested Eagle' is refitted before the start of...

LOST LOCOS

Lost Locos (1936)

Old steam engines are broken up at Swindon in Wiltshire.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 15

Cineviews In Brief No. 15 (1937)

World's tiniest engines and a bicycle that is rowed rather than...

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...

A CORKING STORY

A Corking Story (1930)

How corks are made from tree bark.

KINGS LANGLEY 60 TON ENGINE aka LUCK

Kings Langley 60 Ton Engine AKA Luck (1922)

Footage of steam train on embankment after derailment,...

GONE AWAY

Gone Away (1922)

Deer hunting in the countryside.

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.

" Rocket " Engine At Museum (1931)

Unedited material showing a large old locomotive being pushed...

THE RAILWAY ENGINE SHIP

The Railway Engine Ship (1929)

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

UP THE PERUVIAN ANDES

Up The Peruvian Andes (1939)

Footage of the views of the Peruvian countryside in the Andes, Peru.

SALT COATS TRAIN DISASTER

Salt Coats Train Disaster (1939)

Footage of wreckage of train crash in Lanarkshire, Scotland.

RAIL SMASH IN LANCASHIRE

Rail Smash In Lancashire (1939)

Rail crash in Kirby, Lancashire.

THE TRACKLESS TRAIN

The Trackless Train (1926)

A special train that can drive on roads - probably a converted truck!

THE FLYING HAMBURGER

The Flying Hamburger (1933)

Good footage of new pioneering train in Germany.

SELF HELP!

Self Help! (1934)

A new method for turning trains on a turntable using the engine's own steam.

GERMANY'S GIANT

Germany's Giant (1933)

Item about Germany's new steam locomotive.

SIGNAL BOX

Signal Box (1948)

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

RAILWAY BREAKDOWN GANG

Railway Breakdown Gang (1940)

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

THE 'BRABAZON' THE BRABAZON FLIES

The 'brabazon' The Brabazon Flies (1940-1949)

Test pilot Pegg speaks about flying the Brabazon with crew...

STEAM CAR & TRACTION ENGINE RALLY

Steam Car & Traction Engine Rally (1968)

Steam traction engines mobile and stationary of all shapes...

Volcano Erupts

Volcano Erupts (1914-1918)

Footage of the eruption.

Sailors Stoking Ship's Furnace

Sailors Stoking Ship's Furnace (1914-1918)

Sailors at work stoking ships furnace with coal.

CANADIAN SNOW PLOUGH

Canadian Snow Plough (1928)

Footage of steam train snow plough in action. Canada.

OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TWO RAILWAY BRIDGES OVER THE RIVER ODER, POLAND aka RE...

Opening Ceremony Of The Two Railway Bridges Over The River Oder, Poland AKA Re... (1948)

Re...

STEAM ENGINE COLLECTION

Steam Engine Collection (1963)

An item about two collectors of steam engines in Norfolk.

MAKING ENGINE WHEELS

Making Engine Wheels (1936)

Great shots of GWR Workshop making wheels and axles for steam engines.

STEAM PLOUGH

Steam Plough (1952)

Item about old steam plough being used in the Hertfordshire countryside.

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.