British Transport Films Movies

In a world growing ever shorter of energy, railways are well suited to satisfy the world's future transport needs. This is the story of the new railwa...

Report No. 10 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Hovercraft, Princess Ann; the Advanced Passenger Train; Design Centre exhibition, The next tr...

In every industry men still need skill and knowledge, but the addition of a dash of imagination will often mean more pleasure from the job as well as...

A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

Explores the possibilities of the upcoming Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The final BTF production shot on film.

Captures the work of the British Rail Parcel Service, illustrating the story of five different consignments over a twenty-four hour period. These are:...

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

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

A study of the development of British Rail's hovercraft services in the Solent and across the Channel, using SRN6, HM2 and SRN4 air-cushion vehicles.

Light verse and gay music make their own comment on the holidaymakers of the Yorkshire coastline. Between Tees and Humber thousands each year enjoy th...

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...

A cheerful and very colourful pastiche of live action with combined graphics set to the music of Muir Mathieson. This film typifies the image British...

A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.

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.

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

A day in the life of London and the Home Counties in 1962, seen from the perspective of the use of London Transport facilities from buses and tubes to...

Electrification, and the raiIway men of Rugby adopt new methods and use new machines. In this film they tell in their own words of the great technolog...

A school journey through the city of London as seen through the eyes of the children and their teacher.

The complex technology of modern rail track is shown, covering component manufacturers, current methods of laying track and its maintenance.

Intended for European audiences to encourage them to drive to Britain for their holidays. Shows the travel facilities offered by Sealink, and suggests...