Up And Down The Railway Lines (1940)

Titles read: UP AND DOWN THE RAILWAY LINES New York, United States of America. Various shots of veteran steam engines moving along a railway track at the end of a railway convention. The old engines seen are Tom Thumb, Galloway, Bill Mason and a more modern, unnamed engine. As a contrast we see five modern, streamlined steam trains moving along the tracks, side by side. Two steam trains are seen tearing along the track. The driver jumps out of one of them, just before they have a huge headon crash (staged) A cloud of steam obscures the view of the two trains. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulle