British Transport Films Movies

  • 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
  • 1957
    Holiday

    Holiday

    Holiday

    6.71957HD

    Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.

    Holiday
  • 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
  • 1967
    Rail

    Rail

    Rail

    7.251967HD

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

    Rail
  • 1962
    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    01962HD

    Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways
  • 1965
    Wild Wings

    Wild Wings

    Wild Wings

    6.1431965HD

    Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.

    Wild Wings
  • 1952
    Channel Islands

    Channel Islands

    Channel Islands

    01952HD

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

    Channel Islands
  • 1962
    John Betjeman Goes By Train

    John Betjeman Goes By Train

    John Betjeman Goes By Train

    5.71962HD

    Documentary from British Transport Films

    John Betjeman Goes By Train
  • 1959
    The Coasts of Clyde

    The Coasts of Clyde

    The Coasts of Clyde

    01959HD

    A short documentary.

    The Coasts of Clyde
  • 1953
    A Place in the Team

    A Place in the Team

    A Place in the Team

    01953HD

    People will always need transport and transport will always need people. Addressed particularly to boys of school-leaving age and to young men...

    A Place in the Team
  • 1982
    Round Trip to Glasgow

    Round Trip to Glasgow

    Round Trip to Glasgow

    01982HD

    British Transport film.

    Round Trip to Glasgow
  • 1954
    Elizabethan Express

    Elizabethan Express

    Elizabethan Express

    61954HD

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

    Elizabethan Express
  • 1957
    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

    The England of Elizabeth

    01957HD

    A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.

    The England of Elizabeth
  • 2010
    London's Railways in the 1960s

    London's Railways in the 1960s

    London's Railways in the 1960s

    02010HD

    The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news...

    London's Railways in the 1960s
  • 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
  • 1962
    The Third Sam

    The Third Sam

    The Third Sam

    01962HD

    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...

    The Third Sam
  • 1978
    Using Tops

    Using Tops

    Using Tops

    01978HD

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

    Using Tops
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1959
    Care of St Christopher’s

    Care of St Christopher’s

    Care of St Christopher’s

    01959HD

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

    Care of St Christopher’s