Most Viewed From British Transport Films

Kay Mander kept training and social issues to the fore in the 1940s with her innovative documentaries. Mander, now living in Kirkcudbrightshire,...

When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue....

Short film about the upgrades and technological improvements on the British railways.

Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

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

Snowploughs are readied to rescue a snowbound train - in one of the most popular of all British Transport Films.

A transformer weighing 123 tons has to be moved to a remote site in Blaenau Ffestiniog. This documents its movement by rail and road.

Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an...

One of six films which examine in depth the work involved in this great engineering project. As they are of a technical nature, they were only...

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

Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. The film -- partly a...

A film aimed at showing young people the range of careers open to them if they joined British Rail as an apprentice. It shows the support and...

A review of innovation and development within BR and its businesses, including: modernisation of freight facilities and service to new companies;...

Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...

Film charting the development of the London bus from 1829 to 1979, with the 150th anniversary of Shilibeer's first service, featuring a procession of...

Prince Phillip drives a Warship loco at an exhibition of locomotive development held at Marylebone Station.

This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...

The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.

The Cotswolds are the largest areas of Britain, stretching over a hundred miles from Chipping Camden to the city of Bath.