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HILLSIDE SCENERY TRAIN THROUGH TREES

Hillside Scenery Train Through Trees (1920-1930)

Hillside scenery.

RAILWAY RETARDERS - Colour

Railway Retarders - Colour (1961-1970)

Railway retarders being tested - Colour.

ALL ABOARD THE 11:29

All Aboard The 11:29 (1934)

Good footage of the a steam locomotive travelling at speed through the...

THE TRAFFIC MOVES

The Traffic Moves (1933)

Trams, buses and trains get ready for a busy day in Berlin.

TRAIN FIRE BRIGADE issue title is RAIL, ROAD AND SEA

Train Fire Brigade Issue Title Is Rail, Road And Sea (1936)

Rail fire brigade in Horwich that...

ARMY TRAIN DRIVERS  issue title is JACK AND JILL

Army Train Drivers Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Army steam engine drivers training in...

Selected Originals - STRIKE BUT NO CHAOS

Selected Originals - Strike But No Chaos (1962)

Material relating to newsreel story - "Strike But No...

 

 

CIVVY SUIT TO BATTLE DRESS

Civvy Suit To Battle Dress (1946)

Young man leaves home and joins army - we see his first few days in...

NEW WARSAW RAILWAY aka ELECTRIC RAILWAY IN WARSAW

New Warsaw Railway AKA Electric Railway In Warsaw (1949)

An electric train crossing the new bridge...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 299 - SOLAR ENERGY

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 299 - Solar Energy (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "Solar Energy"...

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

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

HOLIDAY TRAGEDY

Holiday Tragedy (1933)

A railway crash in Nantes, France leaves 14 dead. Shots of smashed carriages.

CHRISTMAS TREE ARRIVES

Christmas Tree Arrives (1934)

Christmas trees dug up and transported for Christmas.

LONDON EXPRESS CRASH

London Express Crash (1936)

An item showing the wreckage of the express train which crashed into a goods...

EXPRESS TRAIN BLOWN UP

Express Train Blown Up (1931)

An explosion on a German railway line is blamed on political agitators.

A MOTOR NOVELTY

A Motor Novelty (1921)

Cross between a car and a locomotive is presented to the camera.

TRAINING TROTTERS

Training Trotters (1936)

Horses are trained for gig races at stables near Vienna, Austria.

100% FIT aka 100 PERCENT FIT

100% Fit AKA 100 Percent Fit (1941)

Officer cadets learn tactics in classroom and on practical...

FOOD FROM WASTE LAND

Food From Waste Land (1941)

Flooded Feltwell fen is drained to become farmland for growing food....

AUSTRIA CELEBRATES HER CENTENARY OF RAILWAYS

Austria Celebrates Her Centenary Of Railways (1937)

Trains from 1800s to 1930s shown in rail show...

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...

PAINTING THE FOURTH BRIDGE aka PAINTING THE FORTH BRIDGE

Painting The Fourth Bridge AKA Painting The Forth Bridge (1922)

Workmen painting the Fourth...

TRAIN DISASTER SCENES AT KILLESTER

Train Disaster Scenes At Killester (1922)

Various scenes of damaged steam trains at Killester.

LANDSLIDE AT BRAY HEAD

Landslide At Bray Head (1923)

A derailed mail train stops near the edge of a cliff in Bray, Ireland.

HATFIELD TRAIN CRASH

Hatfield Train Crash (1939)

Footage of the wreckage of a train crash in Hatfield, Greater London.

TOUGH TACTICS

Tough Tactics (1942)

Australian soldiers go through tough training in the desert.

THIRD IN A WEEK - EXPRESS SLEEPER CRASHES

Third In A Week - Express Sleeper Crashes (1946)

London to Newcastle express train crashes into...

OYEZ! OYEZ! OYEZ!

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! (1925)

The town crier of Guildford announces new electric train service from Guildford...

DISASTER AVERTED BY INCHES

Disaster Averted By Inches (1923)

A runaway engine is salvaged after it has crashed through the...

ANOTHER FRENCH TRAIN SMASH

Another French Train Smash (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for ANOTHER FRENCH TRAIN SMASH in G 1254.

WOMEN AMBULANCE DRIVERS KEEP FIT

Women Ambulance Drivers Keep Fit (1939)

Footage of women ambulance drivers performing exercises to...

PHYSICAL TRAINING AT WEMBLEY

Physical Training At Wembley (1940)

Men do keep fit training in the National Stadium before they join...

ANOTHER MOTOR TRAIN

Another Motor Train (1933)

A high speed train is demonstrated in France.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 4 - GIRLS WILL BE DANCERS!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 4 - Girls Will Be Dancers! (1934)

Dancers demonstrate their amazing...

FRENCH STRIKE CHAOS

French Strike Chaos (1953)

The Army lends a hand as the strike by French workers continues to spread.

NEWS FLASHES - TRAIN CRASH

News Flashes - Train Crash (1957)

Disaster near Cape Town as two expresses collide head-on.

EASTER PARADE - record c Snowdon

Easter Parade - Record C Snowdon (1950)

People climbing Snowdon over the Easter bank holiday.

OVER THE TOP

Over The Top (1958)

Japanese experiments with a new Monorail system in a park in Tokyo.

TRAIN WHEELS

Train Wheels (1938)

New lighter train wheels were designed and made.

112 DEAD IN RAIL DISASTER aka 112 DEAD IN RAIL CRASH

112 Dead In Rail Disaster AKA 112 Dead In Rail Crash (1956)

A rail disaster in India costs 112...

A LINE IN NO TIME

A Line In No Time (1962)

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

TRAIN CRASH

Train Crash (1968)

11 people die when train and transporter crash at level crossing. Hixon,...

MOLTEN METAL TRANSPORTED BY TRAIN

Molten Metal Transported By Train (1969)

Iron is melted and poured into specially designed railway...

TARGET TENNIS

Target Tennis (1950)

Tennis players practice their strokes on a small court on a London bomb site.

AMBULANCE TRAIN

Ambulance Train (1930-1950)

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

ARMY APPRENTICE SCHEME TRAILER

Army Apprentice Scheme Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film encouraging parents to send their sons to...

KING ALPHONSO XIII TRAVELLING INCOGNITO

King Alphonso Xiii Travelling Incognito (1912)

King Alphonso of Spain chats to local officials...

REFUGEES

Refugees (1945)

German refugees waiting on station and get on lorries, lorries drive off.

DISABLED CLINIC FOR WAR VETERANS

Disabled Clinic For War Veterans (1946)

Disabled war veterans do muscle strengthening exercises in...

AMERICANS BUY CANADIAN CATTLE

Americans Buy Canadian Cattle (1948)

Footage of cattle exchange in Toronto after embargo is lifted....