Public Transport

Jixi Sir? (1927)

A new small taxi is to be introduced in London.

Disposal Of Old Buses AKA Bus And Tram Graveyard (1950)

Demolition of of old buses using oxyacetylene cutters and setting fire to them.

London's Last Tram (1952)

Crowds line the streets to see the last London Tram on its final run.

British Industries Fair In Zurich (1963)

British products on display at British Industries Fair in Zurich, Switzerland.

Bus Road Test (1957)

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

Testing London Buses (1957)

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

Bus Clean In A Jiffy (1959)

New machine used by London Transport for washing double-decker buses.

Selected Originals - Bus Strike (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Busless Capital" - 58/37.

Historic & Modern Buses (1956)

Historic buses with people waving in period costume in Regents Park.

Cliff Drives A London Bus (1962)

Cliff Richard learns to drive bus for his next film, "Summer Holiday".

1962 Tube Strike (1962)

Tube strike in London causes chaos - crowded buses and traffic jams.

Traffic And Buses Of London (1970)

Travelling shots of London traffic in 1970.

By Cab To The Coast (1965)

London taxi drivers take underprivileged children on an outing to Southend. Essex.

A Treat By Taxi (1962)

60 London taxi drivers take orphans to Brighton for a day by the sea.

Oxford Street (1970)

Various shots of traffic in London's Oxford Street.

Children's Outing (1967)

London taxi drivers take underprivileged children to Southend-on-Sea. Essex.

G.P.O. Tower (1967)

Excellent panning shots over London emphasising the G.P.O. tower

Blackpool Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes To The Seaside (1947)

Good footage of holidaymakers having fun at a packed out Blackpool.

Breaking Up Old Trams At Margate (1937)

Old trams dissembled at Margate.

A Tram Ride To The Past (1951)

The last tram between Tooting and Balham takes a celebratory run.

London Traffic - 1930s

Views around London - lots of traffic - no landmarks.

Newcastle's New Extension Of Tramways AKA Newcastle's New Extension Of Trams

Councillor Anthony Oates and other officials ride on Newcastle's new tramway extension.

Smashing Up Old Margate Tram Car

Film of the destruction of an old Margate tram.

Views Of London

Various shots of London.

Time To Remember - Turn Of The Century 1896 - 1902 - Record A - Reel 1 (1896)

Scenes from life at the turn of the century - life in Britain and around the world

Blackpool Promenade (1900)

Great Turn of the Century scenes of the Blackpool seafront.

Glasgow Tramway Pageant (1922)

Tramway Pageant in Glasgow, Scotland.

Traffic / Trams On Blackfriars Bridge (1920)

Traffic scenes from 1930s London.

Lord Mayor Tram Driver (1925)

The Lord Mayor of London drives tram over Southwark bridge to open new service to city.

Tram's Birthday (1925)

An ornate tram covered in lights drives up the street to celebrate 21st birthday of tramway.

First Tram To Run In Britain (1927)

Trams through the years at Jubilee celebrations.

Super Tram Car Depot AKA Super Tramcar Depot (1928)

Minister of Transport, Wilfrid Ashley, opens new tramcar depot in Liverpool.

Linking Up London (1931)

New tram service under London's Kingsway tunnel is opened.

The Super Washer (1928)

Trams being cleaned with a new automatic sprinkler on the outside and a vacuum cleaner on the inside.

Wheeled Progress (1931)

Various shots of traffic filled streets in London, Leeds and Newcastle.

Tube Makes Progress (1964)

First pictures of progress on tunnels for the new Victoria Line on the London Underground.