Railway relic films
Railway relic films
A few films featuring railway relics have found their way onto YouTube, including a couple we made. We’ve built these into pages on our site. To step back in time, click on their title.
Alloa Bridge Cine film taken from the leading end of a train as it passes slowly over the swing bridge between Throsk and Alloa.
Bilston Glen Viaduct restoration A video charting the refurbishment of Bilston Glen's majestic viaduct
Bygone Days of Steam A five-parter looking back at yesterday's railway when steam was still king (1958).
Demolition of Pwll-y-Pant Viaduct (1#2) Short clip on external website (British Pathe) showing the viaduct's girder sections being dismantled. (1937)
Demolition of Pwll-y-Pant Viaduct (2#2) Short clip on external website (British Pathe) showing the viaduct's brick piers being blown up. (1938)
Flying High An aerial celebration of some of the North's great disused viaducts.
Last Train to Consett A 1984 regional news report records the journey of the last passenger train from Newcastle to Consett.
Lydbrook Viaduct demolition A local landmark captured as it was taken apart. (1966)
New Mills to Hayfield A delightfully evocative journey by DMU along the erstwhile branch from New Mills to Hayfield, in the foothills of the Peak District.
Portpatrick Railway Take a trip along the old Port Road, passing over the viaducts at Loch Ken and Big Water of Fleet (1965)
Railmobile Enjoy the freedom of the open railroad by taking your car onto the tracks. Pathe News (1962)
Railway Reminiscences The story of the Bala & Ffestiniog, told by the last guard to travel the line. Four by Three (1997)
Reopening Queensbury Tunnel A video report on the campaign to reopen Queensbury Tunnel as part of an ambitious cycle network.
Reshaping of British Railways Dr Richard Beeching explains the reasons behind the extensive cuts to the network triggered by his notorious Sixties report.
Rhondda Tunnel A short video in which interior photographs of the tunnel are set to music.
Rhondda Tunnel Detailed Examination A video report on the detailed examination of Rhondda Tunnel as part of its proposed reopening as a cycle path.
Ryde to Ventnor by steam A high quality film recalling a gentler way of getting around the Isle of Wight.
Severn Bridge Cine film showing the awesome Severn Railway Bridge shortly after being fatally damaged by a drifting oil barge.
Slow Train to Riccarton A documentary recalling the former Border Counties route from Hexham to its junction with the Waverley line at Riccarton.
Snowdrift at Bleath Gill Clearing a stretch of the Stainmore route, blocked by severe winter snows. BTF (1955)
Teesdale in Film Steam trains and DMUs travel the line between Barnard Castle and Bowes.
The Docker's Umbrella Archive photos of the railway that served Liverpool Docks, before closure arrived in the 1950s.
The Fife Coast Line Film of the coastal route through St Andrews which transformed the town into a popular tourist destination in the late 19th century.
The Late Turn A retired Devon signalman recalls the life, times and decline of the county's rail services.
The Missing Link The reminiscences of two firemen who used to work the Wensleydale Railway. Four by Three (2004)
Torksey Viaduct opening A video report on the official opening of Torksey Viaduct as a footpath, linking communities either side of the River Trent on the Notts-Lincs border.
Tunnel gricing in the Rhondda An evocative film from 1973 recording an exploration of two South Wales tunnels by a group of like-minded people.
Tunnel Vision A video offering insight into some of the techniques employed by Victorian engineers to drive railway tunnels.
West of Inverness A different world on the railway of yesteryear. National Library of Scotland
Woodhead Tunnel A short film charting the construction of Woodhead Tunnel and the associated electrification of the trans-Pennine route from Manchester to Sheffield.
