Movies: British Transport Films
- 1963
Snow (1963)
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Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-min...
- 1961
Terminus (1961)
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This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours in the life of Waterloo Station....
- 1977
The Finishing Line (1977)
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When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Originally created as an educational film, this somewhat surrealist short has a serious message at its co...
- 2010
London's Railways in the 1960s (2010)
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The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news were there to capture it. Compiled here is never before released colour footage of Southern steam at Wa...
- 1969
How They Dug the Victoria Line (1969)
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First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings narrates the story of one of the most complex tunnel engineering feats of its time. He reveals the isolation felt...
- 1979
Robbie (1979)
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Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for some reason. His laces become caught on the tracks and he has an accident so serious that he will ne...
- 1969
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport (1969)
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Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-round coal trains; permanent way lining and tamping machine; off loading cable troughing; strengthen...
- 1974
Points and Aspects (1974)
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The re-signalling of 1000 track miles from the River Weaver to the Clyde brings the whole line from London to Glasgow under one system of push-button control and colour light signals, and completes the main line electrification. The film follows the ...
- 1970
People in Railways (1970)
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A compilation film about the complex railway systems of Great Britain, demonstrating the work and individual responsibilities of many departments....
- 1963
Thirty Million Letters (1963)
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Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short....
- 1954
Elizabethan Express (1954)
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Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. A nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ...
- 1957
Holiday (1957)
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Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment....
- 1967
Rail (1967)
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"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrific...
- 1966
The Driving Force (1966)
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Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced a new system of transport; and in only nine years British Rail and the British locomotive industry d...
- 1953
The Elephant Will Never Forget (1953)
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A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance....
- 1956
A Day of One's Own (1956)
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A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores....
- 1952
Ocean Terminal (1952)
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Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who work with them are the subject of this film as they reflect in their personal lives some of the dram...
- 1965
Wild Wings (1965)
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Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world....
- 1952
Channel Islands (1952)
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The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays. Jersey offers a wide variety of attractive bays for sport and relaxation; Guernsey still preserves something of an eighteenth-century atmos...
- 1957
Every Valley (1957)
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A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives....