BFI

The British Transport Films Collection

Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commision set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May, 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.

All these films are now preserved in the BFI National Archive. This selection has been digitally remastered for this two-disc set, which is must not just for the transport enthusiast, but also for the documentary aficionado who will recognise trains and innovations in British non-fiction filmmaking.

Ratio: 1.33:1

Correct as of 14/03/19.

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No.	Title	Disc	Contents	Time
One	On And Of The Rails	1	Blue Pullman (1960) 25 Mins	261 Mins
			Elizabethan Express (1954) 20 Mins
			Train Time (1952) 30 Mins
			Rail 150 (1975) 13 Mins
			Diesel Train Driver (Part 1- An Introduction) (1959) 7 Mins
			On Track For The 80's (1980) 20 Min
			Cybernetica (1972) 20 Min
		2	Under The River (1959) 22 Min
			Snowdrift At Bleath Gill (1955) 10 Min
			This Year - London (1951) 25 Min
			This Is York (1953) 20 Min
			The Great Highway (1966) 21 Min
			A Day Of One's Own (1955) 20 Min
			John Betjeman Goes By Train (1962) 10 Min
Two	See Britain By Train	1	West Country Journey (1953) 26 Min	249 Mins
			Letter For Wales (1960) 25 Min
			Cyclists Special (1955) 16 Min
			Holiday (1957) 18 Min
			Heart Is Highland (1952) 20 Min
			Any Mans Kingdom (1953) 20 Min
		2	Glasgow Belongs To Me (1966) 17 Min
			The England Of Elizabeth (1957) 27 Min
			Capital Visit (1955) 20 Min
			The Heart Of England (1954) 20 Min
			East Anglian Holiday (1954) 20 Min
			The Coasts Of Clyde (1959) 20 Min
Three	Running A Railway	1	Operation London Bridge (1975) 18 Min
			Wires Over The Border (1974) 18 Min
			Groundwork For Progress (1959) 30 Min
			Making Tracks (1956) 17 Min
			E For Experimental (1975) 20 Min
			Modelling For The Future (1961) 8 Min
			Britannia - A Bridge (1973) 19 Min
		2	Terminus (1961) 33 Min
			Fully Fitted Freight (1957) 21 Min
			Farmer Moving South (1952) 17 Min
			I'm A Litter Basket (1959) 7 Min
			The Third Sam (1962) 10 Min
			People Like Us (1962) 9 Min
			A Future On Rail (1957) 10 Min
Four	Reshaping British Railways	1	Work In Progress (1951) 25 Mins	???
			Wash And Brush Up (1953) 26 Mins
			A Place In The Team (1953) 23 Mins
			Service For Southend (1957) 10 Mins
			Diesel Trainride (1959) 11 Mins
			Let's Go To Birmingham (1962) 5 Mins
			Reshaping British Railways (1963) 23 Mins
		2	Forward To First Principles (1966) 30 Mins
			Freight And A City (1966) 21 Mins
			Second Nature (1967) 23 Mins
			Rail Report 8 - The New Tradition (1968) 13 Mins
			Plumb-Loco (1971) 10 Mins
			Rail Report 12 - This Year By Rail (1972) 18 Mins
			Overture: One-Two-Five (1978) 7 Mins
Five	Off The Beaten Track	1	Ocean Terminal (1952) 30 Mins	304 Mins
			Dodging The Column (1952) 10 Mins
			Link Span (1956) 23 Mins
			Every Valley (1957) 20 Mins
			Journey Into Spring (1957) 30 Mins
			Between The Tides (1958) 22 Mins
			Giant Load (1958) 10 Mins
		2	They Take The High Road (1960) 25 Mins
			Wild Highlands (1961) 21 Mins
			Wild Wings (1965) 35 Mins
			An Artist Looks At Churches (1959) 13 Mins
			Railways For Ever! (1970) 7 Mins
			The Scene From Melbury House (1972) 15 Mins
			Age Of Invention (1975) 25 Mins
			The Seaspeed Express (1980) 16 Mins
Six	The Art Of Travel	1	North To The Dales (1962) 19 Mins	212 Mins
			Yorkshire Sands (1955) 15 Mins
			Down To Sussex (1964) 17 Mins
			The Land Of Robert Burns (1956) 21 Mins
			Journey Into History (1952) 10 Mins
			Midland Country (1974) 19 Mins
			The Travolators (1961) 8 Mins
		2	Journey To The Sea (1952) 17 Mins
			London For A Day (1962) 15 Mins
			The Beacons And Beyond (1979) 28 Mins
			A Desperate Case (1958) 10 Mins
			Lancashire Coast (1957) 18 Mins
			Golfers In A Scottish Landscape (1971) 22 Mins
Seven	The Age Of The Train	1	North Eastern Goes Forward (1962) 20 Mins	250 Mins
			The Pain Train (1969) 23 Mins
			Motorsport Tries Motorail (1969) 9 Mins
			Discovering Railways (1977) 14 Mins
			Current Affairs On The Midland (1980) 16 Mins
			Railways Conserve The Environment (1970) 17 Mins
			Discover Britain By Train (1978) 6 Mins
			Old Sam The Signalman (1982) 8 Mins
		2	Journey Inter-City (1972) 10 Mins
			Power To Stop (1979) 11 Mins
			Inter-City 125 (1976) 23 Mins
			New Age For Railways (1979) 25 Mins
			The Stone Carriers (1982) 19 Mins
			The Finishing Line (1976) 21 Mins
			Robbie (1979) 13 Mins
			Centenary Express (1980) 6 Mins
			Sir Peter Parker Talks To Jimmy Saville (1982) 9 Mins
Eight	Points And Aspects	1	Single Line Working (1957) 30 Min
			Day To Day Track Maintenance Part 1 (1951) 32 Min
			Day To Day Track Maintenance Part 2 (1951) 20 Min
			The Signal Engineers (1962) 26 Min
			Mishap (1958) 20 Min
			Spick And Span (1962) 18 Min
		2	The Long Night Haul (1956) 19 Min
			Care Of St Christopher (1959) 13 Min
			Measured For Transport (1962) 13 Min
			Channel Islands (1952) 15 Min
			Under The Wires (1965) 28 Min
			Points And Aspects (1974) 30 Min
			Scotland For Sport (1958) 25 Min
Nine	Just The Ticket	1	Berth 24 (1950) 40 Min
			Peak District (1954) 20 Min
			Train Driver (1966) 10 Min
			Give Your Car A Holiday (1967) 18 Min
			Just The Ticket (1967) 08 Min
			England's North Country (1978) 23 Min
		2	Away For The Day (1952) 19 Min
			They Had An Idea (1953) 14 Min
			Manhandling (1962) 10 Min
			Lost, Stolen, Damaged (1964) 30 Min
			Go As You Please In Britain (1975) 18 Min
			It Takes All Sorts (1978) 20 Min
			Just Like The Rest of Us (1983) 24 Min
Ten	London On The Move	1	All That Mighty Heart (1963) 24 Min
			Our Canteens (1951) 12 Min
			One For One (1964) 24 Min
			The Nine Road (1976) 20 Min
			Cine Gazette No.14: Do You Remember? (1955) 9 Min
			London On The Move (COI) (1970) 14 Min
		2	Under Night Streets (1958) 19 Min
			Power Signal Lineman (1953) 15 Min
			Omnibus 150 (1979) 16 Min
			Cine Gazette No.10 (1951) 10 Min
			Moving London (1983) 17 Min
			AFC: Automatic Fare Collection And You (1969) 4 Min
			Overhaul (1957) 17 Min
Eleven	Experiment Under London	1	Experiment Under London (1961) 23 Min
			Victoria Line Report No.1 - Over And Under (1964) 28 Min
			Victoria Line Report No.2 - Down And Along (1965) 25 Min
			Victoria Line Report No.3 - Problems And Progress (1967) 27 Min
		2	Victoria Line Report No.4 - Equip And Complete (1968) 23 Min
			Victoria Line Report No.5 - London's Victoria Line (1969) 45 Min
			A Hundred Years Underground (1964) 39 Min
			The Queen Opening The Victoria Line (Mute Rushes) (1969) 5 Min
Twelve	The Driving Force	1	Bridge Of Song (1955) 15 Min
			Joe Brown At Clapham (1965) 15 Min
			Diesel Power On British Railways (1965) 8 Min
			The Driving Force (1966) 24 Min
			Speedrail To The South (1967) 11 Min
			Contact With The Heart Of England (1967) 9 Min
		2	Freight Flow (1969) 21 Min
			The Future Works (1969) 21 Min
			Going Places Fast (1974) 15 Min
			Creating A Diversion (1980) 10 Min
			Partners In Prosperity (1980) 18 Min
			Intercity 125 (1982) 4 Min
			Belief In The Future (1976) 15 Min
-	Night Mail	1	Night Mail (1936)
			Spotlight On The Night Mail (1948)
			Thirty Million Letters (1963)
			Night Mail 2 (1986)
			The Way To The Sea (1939)