British Transport Films Movies

A film aimed at showing young people the range of careers open to them if they joined British Rail as an apprentice. It shows the support and educatio...

A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the geogr...

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

A review of innovation and development within BR and its businesses, including: modernisation of freight facilities and service to new companies; prog...

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

The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays. Jersey offers a wide variety of attract...

Intended for training railway permanent way men, capturing how men working on the track react as a train approaches.

The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.

The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage and this film gives...

Report No. 11 in a series of 13 topical films. Because 1970 was European Conservation Year, this issue of the Rail Report Series was devoted to exampl...

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

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the...

An insufferable journey by 'The Pain Train' shows how seconds lost by staff, for one slight reason or another, can quickly add up; causing a train to...

Made for senior and middle British Rail management and supervisory staff, to stimulate discussion and provoke action, by alerting them to their respon...

Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-...

A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.

One of six films which examine in depth the work involved in this great engineering project. As they are of a technical nature, they were only availab...