British Transport Films Movies

  • 1969
    Multiple Aspects

    Multiple Aspects

    Multiple Aspects

    01969HD

    Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the...

    Multiple Aspects
  • 1970
    Careful Charlie!

    Careful Charlie!

    Careful Charlie!

    01970HD

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

    Careful Charlie!
  • 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...
  • 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
  • 1966
    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    Glasgow Belongs to Me

    01966HD

    An Englishman has just got off the train at St. Enoch Station and is asking a cab driver to show him around Glasgow. Naturally, the cab driver is...

    Glasgow Belongs to Me
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    Giants of Steam

    Giants of Steam

    Giants of Steam

    01963HD

    The epic of the earliest days of Britain's railways and the men who built them. It concentrates on the achievements of George and Robert Stephenson...

    Giants of Steam
  • 1977
    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    5.71977HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1972
    A Day with SELNEC

    A Day with SELNEC

    A Day with SELNEC

    01972HD

    SELNEC is the largest public transport system in Britain, outside London, covering South East Lancashire and North East Cheshire. The film shows some...

    A Day with SELNEC
  • 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
  • 1981
    Track 125

    Track 125

    Track 125

    01981HD

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

    Track 125
  • 1956
    Any Man's Kingdom

    Any Man's Kingdom

    Any Man's Kingdom

    91956HD

    A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

    Any Man's Kingdom
  • 1951
    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

    There Go the Boats

    61951HD

    An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.

    There Go the Boats
  • 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
  • 1969
    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line

    01969HD

    The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...

    The Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line
  • 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
  • 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