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CAR TRANSPORTER

Car Transporter (1949)

Cars are driven to the docks on transporters with hydraulic lifts. Oxfordshire.

SEAT TESTING

Seat Testing (1950)

Footage of car seat testing at the Morris Cowley plant in Oxford, Oxfordshire.

TIME MARCHES ON

Time Marches On (1946)

London transport workers repair and replace damaged clock on bus route.

GERMAN CAR

German Car (1954)

A look at the new German Messerschmitt three wheeled car. Upper Norwood, London.

OLD PEOPLE DEMONSTRATION IN FRANCE

Old People Demonstration In France (1947)

Old people stage demonstration in France.

SHERMAN TANK TOWS TROOPS

Sherman Tank Tows Troops (1940-1949)

Sherman tanks towing large cradles with infantry men lying in them.

STAMFORD BROOK AUTOMATIC TICKET MACHINE FOR UNDERGROUND STATION

Stamford Brook Automatic Ticket Machine For Underground Station (1964)

People show how ticket...

 

 

TUGMASTER

Tugmaster (1967)

Large ship called Uganda is guided through narrow channel by a tugboat.

SOCCER VANDALS WRECK TRAIN

Soccer Vandals Wreck Train (1970)

A train with smashed windows due to vandalism.

NEW RUSSIAN HYDROFOIL

New Russian Hydrofoil (1969)

New Russian hydrofoil demonstrated.

GAS BAG MOTOR CAR

Gas Bag Motor Car (1910-1919)

Footage of motor cars powered by gas bags and cylinders.

MULES TRANSPORT TORPEDOS aka AERIAL TORPEDOS

Mules Transport Torpedos AKA Aerial Torpedos (1914-1918)

Mules transporting torpedos in France

SERBIA'S EXILED ARMY

Serbia's Exiled Army (1914-1918)

Serbia's EXILED ARMY MISSING IN Salonika.

GUN LARGE HOOKED TO CRANE aka HEAVY GUN

Gun Large Hooked To Crane AKA Heavy Gun (1914)

Soldiers hook large heavy gun to crane.

HALIFAX - TRAM CAR MUNICIPAL KITCHEN

Halifax - Tram Car Municipal Kitchen (1914-1918)

Tram car kitchen serving food stops in city.

GASBAG MOTOR CAR

Gasbag Motor Car (1914-1918)

Tall vehicle with long roof with balloon full of gas on top.

LINER LYING OFF - C/U NAVAL OFFICER

Liner Lying Off - C/u Naval Officer (1918)

Ocean liner unidentified - 1918.

SHIP AND CARGO IN ONE - RAFT CONSISTING OF 4,750 TONS OF TIMBER ARRIVES FROM...

Ship And Cargo In One - Raft Consisting Of 4,750 Tons Of Timber Arrives From... (1914-1918)

Footage...

SOLDIERS MOVING GUN

Soldiers Moving Gun (1914-1918)

Belgian soldiers move heavy field gun.

TRAIN MOVING THROUGH STATION aka RAILWAY TRAIN

Train Moving Through Station AKA Railway Train (1914-1918)

Railway train moving slowly through station...

KING AMONG HIS SCOTTISH WORKERS NO SHOTS OF KING

King Among His Scottish Workers No Shots Of King (1914-1918)

Procession of cars in Lanark.

BIG GUNS TO TAKE FRESH POSITIONS

Big Guns To Take Fresh Positions (1914-1918)

Transporting Big Guns

INDIAN TROOPS WITH MULES

Indian Troops With Mules (1914-1918)

Indian troops walk along with mules.

CALAIS HARBOUR

Calais Harbour (1910-1915)

Shot of Calais Harbour in France.

TRANSPORTING GUNS - TOWING BY MOTOR

Transporting Guns - Towing By Motor (1914-1918)

Old cars tow large army guns.

ARTILLERY

Artillery (1914-1918)

Soldiers transporting artillery through village.

MOTOR BOAT

Motor Boat (1920-1929)

Good footage of experimental German motor boat in action on a lake.

 ENGINES OLD AND NEW

Engines Old And New (1920-1929)

Victorian steam engine and modern steam engine seem together.

RAILWAY beware - other items in ON 457 have this title

Railway Beware - Other Items In On 457 Have This Title (1910-1919)

Tracking shot from moving train...

M1 EXTENSION UNDER CONSTRUCTION

M1 Extension Under Construction (1966)

Tippers, bulldozers & workers during early stages of levelling...

GIANT GUN BARREL BEING UNLOADED FROM SHIP

Giant Gun Barrel Being Unloaded From Ship (1914-1919)

Footage of large gun barrel being unloaded.

Repairing Tram Car

Repairing Tram Car (1928)

Brief footage of undercarriage of tramcar being repaired. London.

DUBLIN CAR RALLY

Dublin Car Rally (1932)

Cars set off from Dublin for a drive to Enniskerry.

FLYING BUSMEN

Flying Busmen (1949)

London bus transport workers learn how to fly in their spare time.

BUS ROAD TEST

Bus Road Test (1957)

Buses are tested for stability at Aldenham, and double-checked at Chiswick skid...

CAR WRECKERS

Car Wreckers (1961)

Pre-1937 cars are dumped in overwhelmed scrap yards when new road-worthiness tests...

VINTAGE CARS AT MOTEL aka VETERAN CAR RALLY

Vintage Cars At Motel AKA Veteran Car Rally (1959)

A new motel is opened in Chippenham - vintage...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 249 - TRAPEZE WEDDING

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 249 - Trapeze Wedding (1959)

Two trapeze artists get hitched - cuts for...

AMPHIBIOUS WATER SCOOTER

Amphibious Water Scooter (1965)

Quirky item showing a man in a bowler hat testing a water scooter on...

THE WORLD'S LONGEST TOW

The World's Longest Tow (1932)

A massive floating dock is towed into New Zealand following a journey...

BRITISH CARS AND PRIVATE OWNERS TRIUMPH

British Cars And Private Owners Triumph (1932)

The finish of the RAC 1,000 mile car endurance rally.

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

FIRE FLOAT

Fire Float "Takes A Ride"! (1932)

A boat used to pump water on fires is lifted from the river and...

93 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES! aka 95 MILES PER HOUR

93 Miles Per Hour At Times! AKA 95 Miles Per Hour (1932)

Views of new design of diesel railway...

70,000 VEHICLES DAILY AND NOT ONE TRAFFIC POLICEMAN!

70,000 Vehicles Daily And Not One Traffic Policeman! (1933)

A new system of traffic lights is...

REMEMBER - SAFETY FIRST - ALWAYS

Remember - Safety First - Always (1934)

Minister of Transport appeals for safer roads.

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

THE MOTOR CARAVAN

The Motor Caravan (1931)

Footage of holiday makers taking an early caravan out for a break in the...

MAKE WAY FOR THE AMBULANCE

Make Way For The Ambulance (1932)

A patient is taken to hospital by sledge and by boat during cold...

THE ICE BOAT

The Ice Boat (1934)

New motor speed boat designed to ride on the ice, United States of America.