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

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

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

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

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.

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

A 200-ton transformer is moved by road from Hayes, Middlesex, to Iver, Bucks. Behind the story of the journey there is another tale: the problems...

A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.

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

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

Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular...

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...

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...

The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news...

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

Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.

Documentary from British Transport Films

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