| | EARLY NEWSREELS: Corris Railway (1926) Old Locos, eg Puffing Billy (1926)Leek and Manifold (1927) Royal Scot in USA (1933) Silver Jubilee (1935) Coronation Scot (1937). WORLD WAR 2 and AFTER: Building “Austerities” (1943) GWR Oil Firing experiment (1946) Reopening of the RHDR (1946) Nationalisation (1948) Tavern in a Train (1949) Princess Elizabeth (1950) Doncaster Loco Spotters (1951). CRASHES: Bourne End (1945) Harrow & Wealdstone (1952) Sutton Coldfield (1955) Rugby (1955) Didcot (1955) Welwyn (1957) Lewisham (1957). END OF STEAM: Southwold Closes (1929) Brill Closes (1935) Last Crewe-built Loco (1958) Longmoor Closes (1959) Last Swindon-built loco (1960) Last BR Steam Paddington (1965) Last BR Horse Newmarket (1967) End of Steam Swindon (1968). PRESERVATION: Painting Forth Bridge (1927) Ffestiniog Centenary (1963) Reopening Welshpool (1963) Flying Scotsman (1963/73). INNOVATIONS: “First Streamlined Diesel Train”, Newcastle (1933) LNER “6701” electric (1941) LMS Diesel “10000” Euston (unseen footage 1947) Double deck train Charing X (1949) Gas Turbine “18100” Codsall (1951) “XP 64” Marylebone (1964). OPENINGS & CLOSURES: London/Brighton electrification (1933) Central Line Tube extensions (1946/7) Swansea & Mumbles closure (1960) Victoria tube trials/opening (1968) Brighton Belle Ends (1972). MODERNISATION: “Deltic” First Service (1955) “Swindon” DMU (1956) D8200, Euston (1957) D500 Warship, Paddington (1958) Blue Pullman Marylegone (1960) New class 310 EMU (1965) WCML electrics (1966) “Kestrel” Marylebone (1968) “4 PEP” Waterloo (1973). ACCIDENTS: Charing Cross underground (1938) Northwood (Met) & Lichfield (1946) South Croydon (1947) Runaway DMU Royton (1961) Hither Green (1967). HIGH SPEED: APTE (1972) IC125 Prototype (1973) & inaugural run Cardiff (1976). In addition, fascinating oddball stories from rail-inventions to human interest. Most newsreels feature the original commentaries from the likes of Leslie Mitchell and Geoffrey Sumner. They were all filmed on top quality 35mm movie film mostly in black and white. No Contents Listing Published, See Description Continent: Europe
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