24Trains.tv has managed to obtain unique footage from the Dutch Polygoon newsreels and has created compilations from them. This series is kind of a time capsule that starts in the 1920s and ends in the 1980s. 
The history and development of the Dutch Railways, the reconstruction after the Second World War and subsequently the modernization of the NS: it can all be seen in this exclusive series with beautiful authentic footage.&nbsp;
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

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Unique footage from the old Dutch newsreels

From the 1920s to the 1940s

In this episode, lasting almost half an hour, 24Trains.tv has assembled images about the railways from the Dutch 'Polygoon' newsreels from&nbsp; 1920s. The following topics are covered:
<ul>
<li>1920: Passing steam train at the station of Utrecht.</li>
<li>May 11, 1923: Test drive with a petrol engine powered railcar.</li>
<li>1925: Separate recordings of railway traffic in Den Bosch and Arnhem, among others.</li>
<li>September 9, 1926: Rail accident at De Vink</li>
<li>April 1, 1927: Festive opening of the local railway lines on South-Beveland</li>
<li>July 2, 1927: Commissioning of a railway viaduct in Amsterdam</li>
<li>1928: Locomotives overhaul workshop in Tilburg</li>
<li>July 5, 1929: construction of the railway Schaesberg - Simpelveld ("millions line").</li>
<li>1929: NS steam locomotives of the series 3900</li>
</ul>
No spoken texts Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

From the Dutch 'Polygoon' news of the 1920s

This episode contains the following footages:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">May 1932: Presentation Michelin car / train in Utrecht</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">October 1934: Opening railway line Gouda - Alphen aan den Rijn</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">October 1935: Railway Haarlem-Zandvoort electrified</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">January 1936: Test run of a streamlined locomotive</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">October 1936: New acquisition for the Dutch Railway Museum</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">December 1936: Composition of railway timetable</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">April 1937: What people leave behind in railway compartments</li>
<li style="font-weight: bold;">October 1937: Test drive on a newly electrified route</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

The 1930s

In this episode, lasting 20 minutes, 24Trains.tv has assembled images from the 1930s. The following topics are covered:
<ul>
<li>9 May 1930: sand extraction for the reinforcement of the railway at Alphen aan den Rijn.</li>
<li>February 20, 1931: Images of the electrified railway between Amsterdam, Uitgeest and Alkmaar.</li>
<li>1934: The first test drive with a diesel-electric train.</li>
<li>1936: The coal transhipment company of the Dutch Railways on the Juliana Canal in Born.</li>
<li>1938: Servicing the railway tracks of the Dutch Railways</li>
<li>1939: The opening of the railway exhibition "The train 1839-1939" in Amsterdam</li>
</ul>
Dutch spoken, English subtitles available.
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

From the Dutch 'Polygoon' news of the 1930s

This episode contains the following footages:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>April 1940: New diesel electric 5 wagon train of the NS</li>
<li>April 1943: Exhibition &ldquo;railway company development&rdquo;</li>
<li>May 1943: What was left in the trains</li>
<li>December 1943: Training of controllers and conductors at the NS</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

The 1940s

In this episode the following topics can be seen:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>November 1945: A miniature railway</li>
<li>January 1946: Behind the scenes of the Dutch Railways</li>
<li>July 1946: The train runs again to Dordrecht</li>
<li>December 1946: The Netherlands has its first oil railway</li>
<li>April 1947: North-South railway connection completed</li>
<li>September 1947: What remained of the royal train</li>
<li>September 1949 : Friendship train arrives in our country</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

The after war years '40

In this episode, lasting 16 minutes, 24Trains.tv has assembled images about the railways from the Dutch 'Polygoon' newsreels from&nbsp; 1940s.
The following topics are covered:
<ul>
<li>June 3, 1946: Electrification of the Gooilijn - Amsterdam CS &ndash; Hilversum &ndash; Amersfoort:</li>
<li>1948: Electrification Utrecht-Baarn:</li>
<li>1948: Reconstruction of the railway network:</li>
<li>May 1949: Electrification Eindhoven-South Limburg:</li>
<li>October 1949: Amsterdam Central 60 years:</li>
</ul>
Dutch spoken, English subtitles available. Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

From the Dutch 'Polygoon' news of the 1940s

From the 1950s to the 1980s

In this episode the following topics can be seen:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>May 1950: Electrification of central and western Brabant</li>
<li>January 1951: Road users attention&hellip;.Unguarded level crossing</li>
<li>November 1951: Handover of the 1st electric locomotive built in the Netherlands</li>
<li>May 1952: Electrification of the Zwolle-Leeuwarden and Meppel-Groningen railway lines</li>
<li>April 1953: First kitchen train</li>
<li>December 1953: Festive opening of the new railway in Eindhoven</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

The 1950s

In this episode the following topics can be seen:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>February 1956: Steam locomotives to the scrapyard</li>
<li>March 1956: New type of sleeping car for international train traffic</li>
<li>June 1956: Last ride of wooden passenger carriages</li>
<li>July 1956 : The railway museum in Utrecht</li>
<li>December 1957: As the &ldquo;Iron Horse&rdquo; nears its end</li>
<li>June 1958: &ldquo;Singing rails&rdquo; silenced</li>
<li>August 1958: Train journey of 140 ton transformer</li>
<li>January 1959: Mechanical washing installation for railway carriages</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld en Geluid

The 1950s - Part 2

In this episode, lasting almost 12 minutes, 24Trains.tv has assembled images about the railways from the Dutch 'Polygoon' newsreels from '50ies until the '70ies.
The following topics are covered:
<ul>
<li>May 23, 1957: Test run of the TEE train. September</li>
<li>1958: Speed tests of the Dutch Railways. August</li>
<li>1959: Automatic half barriers and level crossing guards in the Netherlands.</li>
<li>September 16, 1964: From steam to electricity - 125 years of railways in the Netherlands.</li>
<li>May 1978: The modernization of the Dutch railways.</li>
</ul>
Dutch spoken, English subtitles available.
Credits: Beeld &amp; Geluid

From the Dutch 'Polygoon' news - from '50ies until the '70ies

<ul>
<li>June 1971: Railway history is running again</li>
<li>February 1973: Renewals at the NS</li>
<li>April 1973</li>
<li>April 1974: Old steam locomotive taken out of the depot</li>
<li>August 1977: Steam trains in the Netherlands</li>
<li>November 1977: Europe's largest train shower in use</li>
<li>November 1978: Railways try to get motorists onto the train</li>
<li>January 1985: winter in the Netherlands</li>
</ul>
Credits: Beeld en Geluid

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