Bideford Shipbuilding

The famous Swan Hunter shipyards on the Tyne grease the slipway for another stirring launch in the prosperous 1950s.

The construction and launch of the S.S. Olympic, the sister ship of the Titanic.

Princess Louise comes to Edwardian Barrow in Furness to christen the battleship HMS Dominion.

A heart-warming tale about a Tyneside shipyard worker who dreams of a cruise on the luxury ocean liner he helps to build.

Unruly shipworkers defy direction from Mitchell and Kenyon's showmen partners.

Grandeur, excitement and pride for a Middlesbrough crowd at the Smiths Dock launch of a ship for the Sugar Line.

Seaside traders at Westward Ho! are none too happy about the turnout.

Bideford town celebrates the new Lundy ferry.

A family holiday is filmed in and around Bideford.

Mr. Moonlight', Frankie Vaughan on flit to Bideford.

A new luxury express is put through its paces. This film looks over the shoulders of the select band of craftsmen, engineers and operators, whose combined skills try to ensure that a train journey is a delightful experience.

British Transport Films record the varied daily lives of their neighbours as seen from the high roof of their building in London’s Marylebone.

Illustrating the efficiency of express freight trains, and how they link manufacturers with their customers at the other end of Britain.

Examining a day in the life of what was then the busiest railway system in the world – British Railways.

The Stationmaster at York guides us through a typical day, from dawn to dusk.

A 1957 film examining the future for British Railways, and some of the opportunities provided by a new modernisation plan.