It is our intention to ultimately make the video and film
section exclusively from within the county. The following film clips have been
obtained from a variety of sources including British Pathe, YouTube and the BBC
(which feature on their web site in the 'Nation on Film' section). The BBC
takes you on a journey through the heritage of railways on the east coast of
Britain through rarely seen film footage in the Yorkshire Film Archive.
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Lets Go To Birmingham: By British Railway's new Diesel Luxury Blue
Train A 1962 BTF film of the journey by 'Blue Train' from Paddington
station to Snow Hill which has been speeded up in the manner of the noted
'London to Brighton in 5 minutes' film. The film shows the route from the
driver's perspective recording all the station's enroute. Musical background
with no narration. (5 minutes 36 seconds)
Lets Go To Birmingham: Unused Film Snippets of footage that
never made it into BTF's film "Let's Go To Birmingham" 1962. It covers the
GW/GC line from Greenford - Banbury. The stations include Ilmer Halt,
Haddenham, Ardley, Aynho Park Platform, Aynho Junction flyover, Banbury,
Northolt, Perivale, Greenford, Northolt Junction, South Ruislip, West Ruislip,
Denham, Denham Golf Club, Wycombe West, Saunderton and High Wycombe. (3 minutes
22 seconds)
Railway Roundabout 1959: 'Saltley Shed 1959' Pat Whitehouse's
and John Adam's S.L.S final shed bash of 1959 was a visit to Saltley shed on
Midland Railway territory in Birmingham. (3 minutes 57 seconds)
Railway Roundabout 1959: 'Barnt Green to Evesham' Featuring
one of the Midland Railway's compounds of the early 1900s travelling on the
Gloucester Loop Line to Evesham and onwards to Ashchurch. (4 minutes 37
seconds)
British Railways in WW2: Part One The role of British
railways told through the memories of the railwaymen who served on them from
1939 to 1945.
British Railways in WW2: Part Two The role of British
railways told through the memories of the railwaymen who served on them from
1939 to 1945.
British Railways in WW2: Part Three The role of British
railways told through the memories of the railwaymen who served on them from
1939 to 1945.
British Railways in WW2: Part Four The role of British
railways told through the memories of the railwaymen who served on them from
1939 to 1945.
1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 1 LMS
instructional Railway video "Sentinels of Safety" outlining the Absolute Block
Signalling principle. Recorded some time in the 1930's. Features lots of LMS
signal boxes and the staff that used to work them.
1930's LMS Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 2 LMS
instructional Railway video "Sentinels of Safety" outlining the Absolute Block
Signalling principle. Recorded some time in the 1930's. Features lots of LNWR
signal boxes and the staff that used to work them. (7 minutes 32
seconds)
1930's LMS
Absolute Block Semaphore Signalling- Part 3 LMS instructional Railway
video "Sentinels of Safety" outlining the Absolute Block Signalling principle.
Recorded some time in the 1930's. Features lots of LMS signal boxes and the
staff that used to work them including Atherstone. (7 minutes 33
seconds)
LMS On the Shed - Part One of Two Various shots of an engine
being prepared and serviced ready for its next trip. Includes actions and
responsibilities of crew. (9 minutes 44 seconds)
LMS On the
Shed - Part Two of Two Various shots of an engine being prepared and
serviced ready for its next trip. Includes actions and responsibilities of
crew. (9 minutes 31 seconds)
"Wash and Brush Up" 1953 Shows the procedures that a steam
engine goes through as part of its regular maintenance cycle. The locomotive
being featured in the film is a British Railways Standard Class 5MT 4-6-0 No
73020 at 6D Chester (Midland shed. (25 minutes 19 seconds)
LMS General Repair - Part One of Two First part of an LMS
film showing how a steam locomotive goes through a full overhaul in under 2
weeks in the 1930's. (15 minutes 0 seconds)
LMS
General Repair - Part Two of Two Second part of an LMS film showing how
a steam locomotive goes through a full overhaul in under 2 weeks in the
1930's.
DMU Diesel Train Driver - Part One Part One, an Introduction
To The Diesel Train. A training film made in the 1950s to teach train drivers
about the then new diesel multiple unit railcar trains being introduced to
replace steam trains. A class 114 Derby DMU when new at Lincoln shed. (7
minutes 20 seconds).
DMU Diesel Train Driver - Part Two Part Two, Training the
driver. A 'blow by blow' guide on the procedures drivers must follow when
starting up the DMU and leaving the depot. Locations include Wickenby level
crossing box on the Lincoln to Market Rasen line with the train arriving at
Skegness. (18 minutes 33 seconds)
DMU
Diesel Train Driver - Part Three Part Two, Dealing With Faults. An
insight into the job of a driver of the early DMUs. It has the irony of the DMU
being rescued by an old GER 'Claud' steam loco. Wymondham and County School
Stations are seen in their 1950s glory with some immaculate uniforms about too!
(35 minutes 51 seconds)
DMU
Diesel Train Driver - Part Four Part Four, Operating Requirements. The
final training film dealing with the operational requirements of driving the
DMU and the everyday jobs required of the driver. Coupling cars together is
just one of the many procedures dealt with. (17 minutes 12 seconds)
Night Mail 1936 Night Mail is a 1936 documentary film about a
LMS mail train from London to Scotland, produced by the GPO Film Unit. A poem
by English poet WH Auden was specially written for it, used in the closing few
minutes, as was music by Benjamin Britten. (22 minutes 39 seconds)
The 1937 Coronation Scot record run A film of the 1937
Coronation Scot Record Run by 6220 Coronation including shots of when she
leaves the fitting shops. (3 minutes 2 seconds)
Shunter Joe Black's night off - 1941 Trains & Railways
during World War Two. Southern Railway worker Joe Black is enjoying an evening
at home that is interrupted by a Luftwaffe raid on the marshalling yards. A
train catches fire and it is up to Joe and his co-workers to save the day. (7
minutes 1 second)
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