The first in a new series in conjunction with British Pathe.
A collection of rare archive films from the Pathe News collection dating back to the early 20th century.
Starting with a short film of the North Sunderland Railway in 1928, we then present these fascinating films –
* WOMEN WORKERS – on the LNER 1943
* TAPLOW – Last year of GWR operations 1947
* LNER – Train and signalling operations at Liverpool Street 1946
* ELECTRIC TO BRIGHTON – Introduction of new electric services 1933
* BULLEID DOUBLE-DECKER – Introduction of new carriages 1949
* GWR STREAMLINER – King Class King Henry VII 1935
* TALYLLYN – Colour film 1955
* GWR Railcar No. 1, built Park Royal 1933
* AIS GILL ACCIDENT – Disaster on the Settle-Carlisle line 1913
* AYLESBURY – Last train on the Brill Tramway 1935
* MANCHESTER – London Road station 1939
* DURHAM OPERATIONS 1960
* KINGS CROSS – Naming of locomotive Arsenal – 1936
* FARM MOVE – From Derbyshire to Surrey 1943
* LONGMOOR – Colour film taken in 1961
* WATERLOO – Tracklaying at the terminus 1948
* DEVON BELLE – Waterloo and scenes on board Observation Car 1947
* EXHIBITION – Battersea – showing modernisation including new blue Deltic 1957
* MODERNISATION – At Dinsdale between Durham and Newcastle 1960
* LEEDS – Students carrying out shunting at the Middleton Railway 1962
* KENT – Hop pickers train 1957
* WATERLOO – A look inside the new signal box 1948
* CADEBY – Revd. Teddy Boston and his model railway 1967
* FARNBOROUGH – Last day of engine Invincible 1967
* LONDON – Move of Carephilly Castle to Science Museum 1961
* LNER – Introduction of new A4 Golden Eagle 1937
* FOUR MILE RAILWAY – North Sunderland Railway 1928
DVD 60 minutes
