Railways for Ever! Sir John Betjeman reminisces about the phasing out of the mainline steam operation. Documentary 1970 7 mins The Kiss in the Tunnel A snatched kiss in a railway tunnel, played by real-life married couple GA Smith and Laura Bayley Comedy 1899 2 mins A Mug's Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head Yo-yo, Pogo and Splat (guess which one's the lemon head?) feature in this innovative stop-motion railway safety film Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 4 mins The Long Drag Not just a chance to see locomotives steaming over viaducts, with the axe hanging over both, here we have the full glory of the Settle to Carlisle line, and its place in rural life. Documentary 1963 51 mins Great North of Scotland Railway Films Train enthusiast David Gordon, Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, films a stunning array of steam engines as they whistle through the colourful Scottish countryside in the 1960s. Amateur film 1963 26 mins Terminus The daily rhythms and dramas of Waterloo station are captured in John Schlesinger’s influential early film. Documentary 1961 35 mins The Stronach-Dutton Road-Rail Tractor Is it a car? Is it a train? No, it's a super Stronach-Dutton road-rail tractor! Sponsored film 1925 21 mins Rails To Talsarn Horse-drawn railway: 'Prince' and 'Corwen' pull slate wagons from Pen-yr-Orsedd quarry to Tal-y-sarn station, guided by Mr Oswald Jones, guard/driver. Non-Fiction 1962 4 mins The Country Railway David St John Thomas talks about his book The Country Railway Current affairs News 1976 5 mins Ovaltine - Train Ovaltina will pick you up! With an electronic 80s synth and a catchy theme tune, Ovaltina parachutes in to save the day Advert 1985 1 mins Midnight Mail Knowledge of Morse code and having a train driver as a sweetheart come in handy in this ‘race to the rescue’ crime thriller. Crime 1915 9 mins King George V and Queen Mary at a Railway Station Leaving the station becomes a right royal affair when the King and Queen travel by train Non-Fiction 1914 0 mins Conway Castle - panoramic view of Conway on the L.& N.W. Railway Conwy's bridge, castle and station glide past, as if in a dream, in this beautiful phantom train ride film (no ghosts but apparently no train either) from 1898. Non-Fiction 1898 2 mins Railway Cottages at Blackwell Would you be able to cope if 500 tonnes of diesel hauled express train hammered past your front window every few minutes? Seems as if you get used to it! News Non-Fiction 1972 4 mins Darlington Railway A documentary ballad of the Darlington North Road locomen who keep the engines rolling as the age of steam gives way to diesel on the railways. Documentary 1960 13 mins Fatal Train Smash The clean-up begins after a Royal Scot Class express passenger train derails near Leighton Buzzard Non-Fiction 1931 1 mins Birmingham Terrible Railway Smash Scenes of carnage across the west coast main line as carriage compartments are turned inside out - a mysterious rail accident with a tragic outcome Non-Fiction 1915 2 mins A Smash on the L.N.E.R. Dramatic newsreel showing the mangled wreckage of an express train being hoisted from the track Non-Fiction 1929 1 mins Operation Bluebell Enjoy this charming film from Trevor White which charts the birth of the Bluebell Railway - from the germ of an idea into a fully functioning steam railway Amateur film 1960 7 mins I Am a Litter Basket A heartfelt cry on behalf of the world's litter-baskets. Public Information Filler 1959 6 mins Sale of Railway Fittings A sentimental sale or simply for profit? British Railways sells off the history that doesn't fit with the swinging sixties. News Non-Fiction 1964 5 mins The Official Film of the Railway Centenary A grand parade of locomotives to celebrate 100 years of railways and the world’s first passenger trains Non-Fiction 1925 19 mins Neville Chamberlain Opens New Railway Station Empire News Bulletin record the Conservative Minister Neville Chamberlain at Welwyn Station's official opening ceremony. Non-Fiction 1926 4 mins To Build an Island's Future Through blazing sun and monsoon rain new British built diesel locomotives keep communications open on the far off island of Ceylon. Promotional 1954 7 mins
