British Transport Films Movies

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

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside, co...

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on Britis...

As a training exercise for their apprentice camera operators, British Transport Films used surplus roll end length of film to record the daily lives o...

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

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

The re-signalling of 1000 track miles from the River Weaver to the Clyde brings the whole line from London to Glasgow under one system of push-button...

The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool at 25KV AC, using overhead wires and drawing suppl...

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a famou...

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

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

A BAFTA nominated documentary on the canals of England illustrated by a journey from London to Birmingham.

The City of Sheffield is renewing itself, but until recently Sheffield's railway network exemplified the confusion and inefficiency created by competi...

A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

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 Britai...

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

The Nine Road is the busman's name for one of London's oldest and most used bus routes, running between Mortlake and Liverpool Street. The film takes...

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...

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...

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