Railways To 1939 Tape 1

Lner Engine Named Arsenal (1936)

Lord Lonsdale unveils nameplate of railway locomotive named after the football team - Arsenal.

Men Of The Forth Bridge (1930)

Footage of workmen painting the Forth Bridge in Strathclyde, Scotland.

Sussex AKA Last Journeys Of The Devils

Footage of the Devil Dyke Baby railway in Sussex.

Train A Week Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Remote village of Blackermill where only one train stops every week.

The Fog Fellow - A Railway Sidelight (1933)

New device which alerts train drivers to dangers on foggy days when signals are hard to see.

Railway Anniversary AKA The Lner Celebrates An Anniversary (1938)

The LNER celebrates an anniversary at King's Cross railway station.

New Engine 'isle Of Man' Christened At Liverpool Lner (1938)

A new steam train of the LMS is unveiled at Liverpool Lime Street railway station.

Exhibition Train Visits Manchester Lner (1938)

The Lord Mayor and children of Manchester go inside a special exhibition train.

Electrification Of New Section Of Lner Lner (1938)

The Mayor of Newcastle travels on the first train on the newly electrified line to South Shields.

Railway Graveyard AKA Swindon Lner (1938)

Old steam engines are broken down for scrap and used to make new ones at Swindon.

British Made Engines For Egypt AKA Glasgow (1937)

Crane loads Scottish made steam engines onto ship bound for Egypt.

All Aboard The 11:29 (1934)

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

Carriage Made (1936)

Informative item about how a railway carriage is made and assembled. Derby, Derbyshire.

Cinema On Train (1935)

The LNER - Pathe Cinema Carriage is opened at King's Cross Station.

Signals! (1936)

Men at work in a modern signal box on the Southern Railway near Brighton.

See How They Run! "A-Shunting We Will Go!" (1931)

A new control tower for railway wagons is demonstrated.

Railway Station (1939)

Stephen Hills mans the Port Victoria railway station single-handedly and undertakes all the necessary jobs. Kent.

Station Cleaner Issue Title - They're Off ! (1938)

Footage of new station cleaning machine being used at Waterloo Station in London.

House On Tunnel Issue Title - Bolts And Bars (1938)

Footage of large old house on top of a railway bridge on London to Brighton line.

Shortest Railway Issue Title - Gotta House (1938)

Footage of a train leaving Wingham in Kent for eight mile journey to Shepherdswell.

Booking Office In Pub AKA Booking Office In Inn Or Strange Booking Office Issue Title Okay For Hounds (1937)

GWR booking office at side of country pub in Somerset.

Making Engine Wheels (1936)

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

House On Railway (1936)

A man is building a house on a disused railway line.

The Four Mile Railway (1928)

North Sunderland Railway is seen - train travels between Seahouses, Bamburgh and North Sunderland.

Coronation Trains Of Three Reigns (1937)

Three generations of trains - Coronation Express 1837, 1911 & 1937.

Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car (1933)

Railcar designed to carry passengers on suburban lines.

Salute Engine No. 6167 'the Hertfordshire Regt." (1933)

Senior officers attend naming ceremony for a steam train named after their Regiment.

Now Let's Give Ourselves A Pat On The Back! (1933)

Good shots of The Royal Scot steam train on tour in the US.

Conway Centenary Celebrations (1927)

Steam trains on parade in North Wales.

Feeling The Pulse Of A Bridge (1926)

Experts measure vibrations caused by a steam engine passing over a suspension bridge.

Record Railway Load (1925)

A 65 ton stern post bound for the S.S. Olympic is transported by railway. Darlington.

Record Railway Load (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for RECORD RAILWAY LOAD in G 1243.

Last Journey Of Quaint Old Railway

A train runs its last journey on a tiny old railway in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

A Century Of Progress - In Locomotion (1925)

The first engine used on the first railway is compared to a new engine for size and speed.

The Great Rail Strike Shorter Version (1924)

Train drivers abandon their engines and travel home by bus.

Royal Praise (1933)

Famous steam train - The Royal Scot - arrives at Euston Station after North American tour.

L.N.E.R.'s [lner] Hush - Hush Engine (1930)

New steam locomotive has a successful first outing, King's Cross Station, London.

L.N.E.R. Trains (1937)

Four latest locomotives presented to audience.

Golden Eagle - Latest Streamlined Locomotive (1937)

New streamline locomotive 'Golden Eagle' is to operate between London and Newcastle.

A One Woman Job! (1928)

A woman who runs a railway station in Shrewsbury is featured - she does all the jobs.

Worlds Fastest Train (1935)

The world's fastest train is the 'Silver Jubilee' express capable of 112 miles per hour.

A Streamline Engine (1935)

New Silver Link train is presented to the public.

Engine Christened - The "Suffolk Regiment"

"The Suffolk Regiment" is added to the L.N.E.R. stock of engines at a ceremony in Ipswich.

New Bridges For Old (1930)

Men replace an old wooden railway bridge for a new steel one in 48 hours. Folkestone, Kent.

The Robot Rail-Layer (1930)

A big robotic machine picks up old railway track and lays new sections, it can do half a mile a day. Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

Streamlined Train For Gwr News In A Nutshell (1935)

Great Western Railway's new streamlined train, 'King Henry VII'.

Driver Sparshott On Lner's Record Run News In A Nutshell (1935)

Mr. Sparshott is seen with his steam engine, 'Papyrus'.

Lner Trains AKA L.N.E.R. Trains (1937)

Possibly LNER trailer or title.