British Transport Films Movies

Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the...

Features the 07.55 from Sheffield to St Pancras. The camera follows to Leicester, where a young man is late for a job interview thanks to a variety...

All freight movements over Britain's rail network are monitored and controlled by an advanced computer-based system known as TOPS (Total Operations...

"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss....

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...

An animated film on safety, featuring 'Charlie', a cartoon railwayman.

In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

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...

Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

A musical illustration of life, where road traffic chaos breeds anger and frustration, but the rail network is fast, smooth and relaxing.

A largely animated exposition of the need for, and methods of improvement, in British Rail Corporate Planning.

Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

In a world growing ever shorter of energy, railways are well suited to satisfy the world's future transport needs. This is the story of the new...

Collage film about the history of trains set to music.

The complex technology of modern rail track is shown, covering component manufacturers, current methods of laying track and its maintenance.

Documentary from British Transport Films