British Transport Films Movies
- 1977
The Finishing Line
The Finishing Line5.61977HD
When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue....
- 1957
Holiday
Holiday6.71957HD
Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.
- 1979
Robbie
Robbie61979HD
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...
- 1967
Rail
Rail7.251967HD
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss....
- 1962
Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways
Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways01962HD
Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.
- 1965
Wild Wings
Wild Wings6.1431965HD
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
Channel Islands01952HD
The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays. Jersey offers a wide variety of...
- 1962
John Betjeman Goes By Train
John Betjeman Goes By Train5.71962HD
Documentary from British Transport Films
- 1959
The Coasts of Clyde
The Coasts of Clyde01959HD
A short documentary.
- 1953
A Place in the Team
A Place in the Team01953HD
People will always need transport and transport will always need people. Addressed particularly to boys of school-leaving age and to young men...
- 1982
Round Trip to Glasgow
Round Trip to Glasgow01982HD
British Transport film.
- 1954
Elizabethan Express
Elizabethan Express61954HD
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...
- 1957
The England of Elizabeth
The England of Elizabeth01957HD
A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.
- 2010
London's Railways in the 1960s
London's Railways in the 1960s02010HD
The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news...
- 1963
Snow
Snow6.21963HD
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...
- 1962
The Third Sam
The Third Sam01962HD
Driver Sam Smith is given the privilege of driving one of the new electric trains. But when a problem arises, it takes three very different Sams...
- 1978
Using Tops
Using Tops01978HD
All freight movements over Britain's rail network are monitored and controlled by an advanced computer-based system known as TOPS (Total Operations...
- 1957
Lancashire Coast
Lancashire Coast01957HD
The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.
- 1960
A Letter for Wales
A Letter for Wales61960HD
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.
- 1959
Care of St Christopher’s
Care of St Christopher’s01959HD
‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage...