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