To Build an Island's Future

Sir John Betjeman reminisces about the phasing out of the mainline steam operation.

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.

A grand parade of locomotives to celebrate 100 years of railways and the world’s first passenger trains

A sentimental sale or simply for profit? British Railways sells off the history that doesn't fit with the swinging sixties.

A heartfelt cry on behalf of the world's litter-baskets.

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

A last gasp for the British Army's cavalry: the skilled horsemen of the Leicestershire Yeomanry perform for a local audience.

A well-staged exit of workers from a Leicestershire manufacturer for the transport industry.

Victorian women workers (and a few men) hasten through the gates of the hosiery works after their shift.

A sorry end to any ship: timings, tide and wind played their part in pushing HMS Conway onto the Platters rocks in the Menai Strait on 14/4/1953.

The wet and warm ale goes down a treat as aficionados gather to celebrate real ale.

Sea pinks and samphire, lighthouses and church ruins – Llanddwyn’s charms are many and varied.

Experimentation with a coat for two leaves couples with really no escape.

Progressive gathering of festival goers hits the blues.

Another blustery summer day in the 1950s and it's Lower Penn's carnival parade.