British Transport Films Movies

  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.21963HD

    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
  • 1977
    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    5.61977HD

    When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue....

    The Finishing Line
  • 1969
    How They Dug the Victoria Line

    How They Dug the Victoria Line

    How They Dug the Victoria Line

    01969HD

    First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings...

    How They Dug the Victoria Line
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    01957HD

    The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

    Lancashire Coast
  • 1957
    A Future on Rail

    A Future on Rail

    A Future on Rail

    01957HD

    Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.

    A Future on Rail
  • 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
  • 1962
    North to the Dales

    North to the Dales

    North to the Dales

    01962HD

    The Yorkshire Dales - 'from which no traveller wishes to return'. Sheltering under the Pennines, the Dales have escaped the human ravages of time....

    North to the Dales
  • 1975
    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    Age of Invention

    01975HD

    Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the...

    Age of Invention
  • 1952
    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    61952HD

    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...

    Ocean Terminal
  • 1979
    Life on the Line

    Life on the Line

    Life on the Line

    01979HD

    Covers safety procedures in track maintenance work. Intended primarily for track maintenance staff and use on induction courses.

    Life on the Line
  • 1958
    A Desperate Case

    A Desperate Case

    A Desperate Case

    01958HD

    A cautionary tale of a typical holiday suitcase. Crammed beyond its capacity, imperfectly fastened, inadequately and confusedly labelled, the...

    A Desperate Case
  • 1954
    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    01954HD

    The Peak District waits invitingly within a sixty-mile reach of half the population of England. To this green centre of a great industrial area, the...

    The Peak District
  • 1958
    Between the Tides

    Between the Tides

    Between the Tides

    6.31958HD

    Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films.It is a study of the animal and plant life of...

    Between the Tides
  • 1960
    Blue Pullman

    Blue Pullman

    Blue Pullman

    7.71960HD

    Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...

    Blue Pullman
  • 1966
    Rail Report 6: The Good Way to Travel

    Rail Report 6: The Good Way to Travel

    Rail Report 6: The Good Way to Travel

    01966HD

    Neptune, an automatic and electronically equipped track fault recorder; Tinsley marshalling yard; freight trains - cement, limestone, cars; Reading...

    Rail Report 6: The Good Way to Travel
  • 1963
    Reshaping British Railways

    Reshaping British Railways

    Reshaping British Railways

    01963HD

    The film version of Dr. Richard Beeching's plan for the re-shaping of British Railways, showing some of the problems involved, the research...

    Reshaping British Railways
  • 1960
    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

    They Take the High Road

    01960HD

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

    They Take the High Road
  • 1966
    Forward to First Principles

    Forward to First Principles

    Forward to First Principles

    01966HD

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

    Forward to First Principles
  • 1969
    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport

    01969HD

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

    Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport
  • 1961
    Terminus

    Terminus

    Terminus

    71961HD

    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...

    Terminus