Railway Newsreels from British Pathe

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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

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First published on DVD: 2020
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD

Running Time: 60-mins (1hr 0min) approx , Black & White and Colour
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This volume has another selection of rare films going back as far as the 1920s and up to the 1960s.

Included are –

• Naming of Channel Packet at Eastleigh 1941

• King Arthur and Jubilee class at Eastleigh in 1925

• The Bluebell Railway in colour in 1961

• A look around Queen Victoria’s carriage of 1869

• Kent Coast Electrification 1957

• Departure of 60010 Dominion of Canada for Canada by sea 1967

• Colour film of the artist Terence Cuneo at work on the LMR 1960

• Miniature railway at Stapleford Park, Leicestershire

• Locospotter’s film including scenes of Ian Allan Specials 1953

• ‘Goodbye to Steam’ BR’s Modernisation Plan update 1958

• Launch of the Blue Pullman 1960

• In colour, scrapping steam at Brighton and new Hastings Diesel Units at Eastleigh

• Doncaster Train Crash 1947

• Steam being scrapped at Stratford, London 1961

• Dramatic scenes of 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley on the test plant at Rugby 1948

• BR film about demolishing old bridges and building new structures 1957

• HM The Queen meets railwaymen at Liverpool Street Station and Mr Marples and Dr Beeching 1962

• Derby Carriage Works with a visit by Barbara Castle 1967

• Swindon Scrap line 1938

• LMS Coronation Scot prepares to be sent to New York’s Worlds Fair 1939

• Southern Belle 21st anniversary at Brighton in 1929

• Launch of D1 Scafell Pike 1959

• Ffestiniog Railway in 1936 centenary year

• LMS Royal Scot being loaded for shipment and operated in the USA 1933

• Royal Scot being delivered, in colour, to Butlins at Skegness 1963

• Making steam locomotive wheels at GWR works 1936

• Exporting NBL locomotives to India from Glasgow 1933

• LNER ‘U1’ Garrett locomotive being launched at the Beyer Peacock Co. at Gorton 1925

• Westerham Railway with innovative new traffic since closure 1963

• Nunnington East Yorkshire new station occupants

• LNER Mallard retirement and restoration to blue livery

• East Coast Main Line operation with corridor tender exchanges 1952

• Final run in BR service of 60103 Flying Scotsman and handover to Alan Pegler 1963

• Museum of British Transport at Clapham, South London 1970.

Availability: AVAILABLE
First published on DVD: 2021
Screen aspect ratio: 4:3 SD
Classification: Exempt
Number of discs: 1 DVD

Running Time: 60-mins (1hr 0min) approx , Black & White and Colour
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