British Transport Films Movies

  • 1967
    Rail

    Rail

    Rail

    7.21967HD

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

    Rail
  • 1956
    Link Span

    Link Span

    Link Span

    8.51956HD

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

    Link Span
  • 1959
    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    Diesel Trainride

    81959HD

    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...

    Diesel Trainride
  • 1963
    A Hundred Years Underground

    A Hundred Years Underground

    A Hundred Years Underground

    71963HD

    A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...

    A Hundred Years Underground
  • 1982
    Promises Promises...

    Promises Promises...

    Promises Promises...

    01982HD

    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...

    Promises Promises...
  • 1970
    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    Rush Hour

    01970HD

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

    Rush Hour
  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.41963HD

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

    Snow
  • 1964
    We're in Business Too!

    We're in Business Too!

    We're in Business Too!

    01964HD

    Sets out to persuade businesspeople of the advantages of going from city to city by train. How it gives them time to relax, work or sleep in comfort.

    We're in Business Too!
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    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...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1979
    Robbie

    Robbie

    Robbie

    61979HD

    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...

    Robbie
  • 1965
    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    The Hostellers

    01965HD

    Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

    The Hostellers
  • 1967
    A Mug’s Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head

    A Mug’s Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head

    A Mug’s Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head

    01967HD

    A stop-motion animation aimed at young people, discouraging vandalism on railway lines, by pointing out the dangers.

    A Mug’s Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head
  • 1952
    Farmer Moving South

    Farmer Moving South

    Farmer Moving South

    01952HD

    A record of a winter journey, when a farmer decides to move his whole stock by rail from Yorkshire to Sussex.

    Farmer Moving South
  • 1957
    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    Every Valley

    71957HD

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

    Every Valley
  • 1970
    Corporate Planning in British Railways

    Corporate Planning in British Railways

    Corporate Planning in British Railways

    01970HD

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

    Corporate Planning in British Railways
  • 1965
    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    01965HD

    Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...

    The Coach Travellers
  • 1971
    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    01971HD

    Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular...

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape
  • 1960
    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    A Letter for Wales

    61960HD

    Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

    A Letter for Wales
  • 1970
    Careful Charlie!

    Careful Charlie!

    Careful Charlie!

    01970HD

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

    Careful Charlie!
  • 1972
    The Key to Britain

    The Key to Britain

    The Key to Britain

    01972HD

    “Promotes trade with Britain among other countries in the European Community after the UK's entry on 1st January 1973. Kelloggs is given as an...

    The Key to Britain