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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.

TRAIN SMASH

Train Smash (1953)

Train disaster in Manchester, Lancashire.

HOLIDAY TRAIN WRECK

Holiday Train Wreck (1926)

Hundreds killed or injured in head on train crash near Munich.

RAILWAYS TEST SPEED LOCOS aka LOCOS GO ON TEST

Railways Test Speed Locos AKA Locos Go On Test (1948)

British Railways reopen locomotive testing...

MANY KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK

Many Killed In Train Wreck (1951)

A train crash kills several people and injures many more in Weedon,...

Selected Originals - ISRAEL SITUATION

Selected Originals - Israel Situation (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story "Israel Situation"...

 

 

AEROTRAIN

Aerotrain (1969)

Prototype of French Jet Aerotrain. France.

NEW TUBE TRAIN

New Tube Train (1950)

A new tube train with bigger windows runs on the Bakerloo line. London.

DISASTER IN THE ALPS

Disaster In The Alps (1951)

Worst avalanche in history kills hundreds in the Alps.

NEAR PARIS aka TRAIN CRASH NEAR PARIS 1938

Near Paris AKA Train Crash Near Paris 1938 (1938)

Views of a railway crash in France.

NEW TUBE EXTENSION

New Tube Extension (1947)

Travel shots from Underground / Tube train as it goes through tunnel.

 VARIOUS SHOTS TRAIN JOURNEY

Various Shots Train Journey (1930-1939)

Good shots of various steam trains on a journey.

SHUNTING AT NIGHT

Shunting At Night (1950-1959)

Dark shots of trains shunting at night.

TRAIN CRASH AT BARNES

Train Crash At Barnes (1955)

Shots of people clearing away train wreckage after crash at Barnes,...

POLICE FIREARM TRAINING

Police Firearm Training (1972)

Firearm training for policemen.

RAIL PLANE

Rail Plane (1920-1929)

Footage of the new transportation invention the Rail Plane.

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...

NEW WARSAW RAILWAY aka ELECTRIC RAILWAY IN WARSAW

New Warsaw Railway AKA Electric Railway In Warsaw (1949)

An electric train crossing the new bridge...

HATFIELD TRAIN CRASH

Hatfield Train Crash (1939)

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

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...

WOMEN AMBULANCE DRIVERS KEEP FIT

Women Ambulance Drivers Keep Fit (1939)

Footage of women ambulance drivers performing exercises to...

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.

MOLTEN METAL TRANSPORTED BY TRAIN

Molten Metal Transported By Train (1969)

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

SUSPENSION RAILWAY

Suspension Railway (1946)

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

MILITARY TRAINING SCHOOL FOR DOGS

Military Training School For Dogs (1947)

Dogs at military training school. Poland.

POLISH POLICE DOGS aka POLISH POLICE DOGS IN TRAINING

Polish Police Dogs AKA Polish Police Dogs In Training (1947)

Various shots of Alsatians being put...

SABOTAGED TRAIN NEAR TUNIS

Sabotaged Train Near Tunis (1952)

Train blown up near Tunis.

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...

NEW TRAIN WASHING INSTALLATION IN AMSTERDAM

New Train Washing Installation In Amsterdam (1959)

Trains revamped in Amsterdam

ITALY - TRAIN & COACH COLLIDE

Italy - Train & Coach Collide (1960)

A disaster in Italy when a train and coach collided killing four.

RUMANIANS SEND AID ACROSS BORDER TO STRICKEN HUNGARY

Rumanians Send Aid Across Border To Stricken Hungary (1956)

Roumania, despite its loyalty to...

CZECH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Czech Railway Electrification (1960)

Electric power for Czechoslovakian railways.

FIREMEN TRAINING IN ITALY

Firemen Training In Italy (1961)

Firemen in training including lowering a man strapped to a stretcher...

POLICE INQUIRE INTO RAIL CRASH AT ELM PARK BELIEVED CAUSED BY DELIBERATE...

Police Inquire Into Rail Crash At Elm Park Believed Caused By Deliberate... (1965)

Various...

NEW RAILWAY UNIFORMS FOR BRITISH RAILWAY

New Railway Uniforms For British Railway (1964)

New uniforms for British Railway staff.

MINE DETECTION

Mine Detection (1945)

Mine clearing operation.

NEW BRIDGE OVER RHINE

New Bridge Over Rhine (1940-1949)

New bridge over river Rhine opened in Germany.

DESERTED RAILWAY

Deserted Railway (1926)

Shot of a deserted railway, possibly during 1926 General Strike.

ELECTRIC RAILWAYS - CANADA

Electric Railways - Canada (1923)

Footage of electric train in Canada.

DIESEL TRAINS

Diesel Trains (1956)

Footage of Diesel train arriving at Euston Station.

DUBLIN TO BELFAST TRAIN CRASH AT RUSH

Dublin To Belfast Train Crash At Rush (1963)

Train from Dublin to Belfast crashes at Rush and Lusk.

DIESEL ELECTRIC TRAIN

Diesel Electric Train (1948)

Electric diesel train on journey from London to Derby.

THE WHEELS GO ROUND - BY RADIO

The Wheels Go Round - By Radio (1949)

Signalmen use radio to control train movements in Cambridgeshire...

HOT SPOT IN BERLIN

Hot Spot In Berlin (1948)

Russians call for checks of passports at crosses between Russian and British...

FIRE - FIRE - FIRE!

Fire - Fire - Fire! (1933)

A rural fire brigade go through an exercise in a snowy part of Germany.

MANCHESTER RAILWAY DISASTER aka TRAIN CRASH

Manchester Railway Disaster AKA Train Crash (1953)

Ten dead and fifty-nine injured as rail coach...