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Shipping Locomotives to South America - Eddystone Philadelphia firm fill big...

Shipping Locomotives To South America - Eddystone Philadelphia Firm Fill Big... (1914-1919)

Footage...

LOCOMOTIVES aka SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Locomotives AKA Southern Railway (1928)

Various shots of two steam locomotives.

BANANAS

Bananas (1937)

A lady rides on a donkey which carries the bananas she is selling on its bridle.

TRANSPORTER

Transporter (1950)

Huge transporter 'The Mighty Antar' is driven around a muddy test ground.

THE WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

The World's Largest Lorry (1932)

A large lorry is hauling a ship's rudder along the roads of England.

A NEW PLANE

A New Plane (1931)

Item showing a new plane with huge double hulls beneath the main body.

FISH SELLER WITH SAIL POWERED BARROW aka SAILING BARROW

Fish Seller With Sail Powered Barrow AKA Sailing Barrow (1937)

Fish seller's barrow sails along...

 

 

CURVED WINDSCREEN

Curved Windscreen (1948)

New curved windscreens demonstrated in London.

RAILWAY SIDINGS - HULL

Railway Sidings - Hull (1920-1929)

Freight wagons moving along railway sidings in Hull.

 SLAG USED IN BUILDING

Slag Used In Building (1959)

Slag used to make wall panels for prefabricated houses, Hungary.

1932'S FIRST RAILWAY WRECK

1932's First Railway Wreck (1932)

Scenes of damage at the site of a French railway crash.

ANOTHER SPEED - UP

Another Speed - Up (1934)

Minister of Transport Mr Hore Belisha opens a new road in London.

THE ROAD TESTER

The Road Tester (1931)

Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.

GERMANY'S GIANT

Germany's Giant (1933)

Item about Germany's new steam locomotive.

HOT PIES ON A BIKE aka SELLING PIES HAT

Hot Pies On A Bike AKA Selling Pies Hat (1937)

A man sells hot pies on a bicycle.

ROLLER SKATING GROCER aka SKATING GREENGROCER

Roller Skating Grocer AKA Skating Greengrocer (1937)

Greengrocer on roller skates pushes a tea...

ONE WAY HORSE issue title - TRACES, TRICKS AND TREMOLOS

One Way Horse Issue Title - Traces, Tricks And Tremolos (1937)

A farmer takes his horse down the...

SCOOTER

Scooter (1937)

A new front wheel drive scooter is propelled by pumping the handle up and down. Sydney,...

FISH MONGER ON BIKE   aka FISHMONGER ON WHEELS   issue title is HERE'S HOW

Fish Monger On Bike AKA Fishmonger On Wheels Issue Title Is Here's How (1937)

Man sells...

PREFABS

Prefabs (1948)

Item showing prefabricated house being constructed in less than an hour.

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.

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.

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...

CALAIS HARBOUR

Calais Harbour (1910-1915)

Shot of Calais Harbour in France.

 ENGINES OLD AND NEW

Engines Old And New (1920-1929)

Victorian steam engine and modern steam engine seem together.

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...

AMPHIBIOUS WATER SCOOTER

Amphibious Water Scooter (1965)

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

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

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...

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

MAKE WAY FOR THE AMBULANCE

Make Way For The Ambulance (1932)

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

CORN BY CANAL

Corn By Canal (1940)

Corn is carried by barges as the canals of England become important for transporting...

COINING THE GOLD OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST

Coining The Gold Of The Great North West (1929)

Processes involved in grain production in Canada -...

TINSTONE - HOW IT IS OBTAINED IN A CORNISH MINE

Tinstone - How It Is Obtained In A Cornish Mine (1933)

Good shots of processes involved in tin...

THE SUPER BARGE

The Super Barge (1933)

An industrial barge is contrasted with much smaller canal barges.

ACHIEVEMENT ON WHEELS

Achievement On Wheels (1948)

Commercial Motor Transport Exhibition at Earls Court, London.

LOGGING ALONG THE MOUNTAINSIDE!

Logging Along The Mountainside! (1936)

Log men of the Bavarian Alps transport logs down a...

WANTAGE TRAIN on sleeve as WANTAG TRAIN issue title is JANE TO JOLLITY

Wantage Train On Sleeve As Wantag Train Issue Title Is Jane To Jollity (1936)

Vintage steam...

CANAL OVER CANAL

Canal Over Canal (1936)

Swing aquaduct enables both barges and larger ships to move freely along...

BUTCHERS EARLY BIKE DELIVERIES

Butchers Early Bike Deliveries (1936)

A butcher uses an ancient 'penny-halfpenny' bicycle to do his...

COAL CABLE CAR

Coal Cable Car (1939)

A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour.

HOPPING issue title - ROLLING STONES

Hopping Issue Title - Rolling Stones (1943)

Footage of women and children being sent out from the...

HYDROFIN

Hydrofin (1950)

Footage of new boat the hydrofin being demonstrated, Cowes, Isle of Wight.

BURNING BUSES

Burning Buses (1950)

Footage of old buses being taken apart in scrap yard in Rainham, Essex.

COACH EXHIBITION

Coach Exhibition (1952)

Young school boys test the comfort of new coach built for tourist on the...

CHILDREN'S LORRY

Children's Lorry (1953)

Cabin for children inside large horse trailer. Romford Essex.