British Transport Films Movie Trailers
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Terminus Trailer (1961)
01 December 1961
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 in the life of Waterloo Station.
The Finishing Line Trailer (1977)
29 January 1977
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 Victoria Line Report No. 5: London's Victoria Line Trailer (1969)
02 January 1969
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 little new information.
Midland Country Trailer (1974)
02 January 1974
Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Shropshire - eleven Midland counties which can offer the holidaymaker a variety of pleasures and some of the lovliest English countryside.
Train Time Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.
Care of St Christopher’s Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage and this film gives a selection of scenes from a typical day: the breakfast mail, a boy with a problem, a girl with a worry, a visit from two widowers, a birthday tea party.
Elizabethan Express Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line.
Life on the Line Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
Covers safety procedures in track maintenance work. Intended primarily for track maintenance staff and use on induction courses.
Journey to the Sea Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
This is the story of a lorry's solitary journey with a new propeller for a trawler laid up in a port on the rugged sea-coast of Wales.
Automatic Fare Collection and You Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Part of BFI collection "London on the Move". Informational film about the London Underground’s ticket machines and automatic barriers.
Journey into Spring Trailer (1957)
01 January 1957
Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films.
Any Man's Kingdom Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.
Channel Islands Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays.
Promises Promises... Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
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 of incidents including a freight train blocking the line and an improperly secured door at Derby.
Service for Southend Trailer (1957)
02 January 1957
The extension of the electrification of the Southend line from Shenfield to Southend. The last steam train leaves Liverpool Street and makes its way for a new stage in the modernisation plan for British Railways.
Rail Report 1 Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
As the Modernisation Scheme for British Railways enters its sixth year, its effects become increasingly apparant in every aspect of railway work throughout the regions: in track improvements, in electrification and signalling; in new depots, marshalling yards and stations.
Plumb-Loco Trailer (1971)
02 January 1971
Aspects of the precision and drama of locomotive manufacture, composed to form a lively pattern in picture and sound.
The Pain Train Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
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 be seriously late even on a relatively short journey.
Careful Charlie! Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
An animated film on safety, featuring 'Charlie', a cartoon railwayman.
Track 125 Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
The complex technology of modern rail track is shown, covering component manufacturers, current methods of laying track and its maintenance.
Carriage Cleaning Trailer (1978)
01 January 1978
The techniques and materials used (and attention to detail needed) to clean railway carriages manually.
Freight and a City Trailer (1966)
02 January 1966
The City of Sheffield is renewing itself, but until recently Sheffield's railway network exemplified the confusion and inefficiency created by competitive railway expansion in Victorian times.
We're in Business Too! Trailer (1964)
01 January 1964
Sets out to persuade businesspeople of the advantages of going from city to city by train. How it gives them time to relax, work or sleep in comfort.
Rubbish By Rail Trailer (1977)
01 January 1977
How to dispose of the 23 million tons of household rubbish produced each year in Britain.
Bridge of Song Trailer (1955)
01 January 1955
The latest developments in British Transport - whether it be in London buses or in railway sidings at Margam steelworks, in the construction of a canal lock between Nottingham and the Humber ports or in the use of modern equipment at BTC laundries or continuous foundries - all such new things bring an echo from the past.
Flashing Yellows Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
Explaining the procedural changes to speed regulations on British railways, using signals with animated diagrams, models, and footage of trains and drivers.
Speedlink: The Quiet Revolution Trailer (1980)
07 August 1980
British Rail film about the rail freight service Speedlink, and the various types of wagon used to transport different cargo.
Channel Tunnel: Tomorrow's Way Trailer (1986)
01 January 1986
Explores the possibilities of the upcoming Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The final BTF production shot on film.
Spick and Span Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
Two and a half million passengers every day all over the country; thousands of trains, each to be cleaned at the end of its journey.
Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part I: Plain Line Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
A film giving instruction in the normal maintenance tasks which have to be performed by a permanent-way gang of four men.
Who's in Charge? Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
Based on the sequence of events which led to the deaths of two young trackmen, concluding with an enquiry into the reasons why they were killed.
Points and Aspects Trailer (1974)
21 August 1974
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 control and colour light signals, and completes the main line electrification.
Rail Report 3 Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
Many of today's railway problems were created during the years of competition between the various railway companies.
Multiple Aspects Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the important co-ordination, planning and interdepartmental co-operation.
Having a Fresh Look Trailer (1971)
01 January 1971
A look at Derby's Railway Technical Centre, which exists to apply science to the practical problems arising from a changing railway system which has its roots in the past.
The Site in the Sea Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.
A Place in the Team Trailer (1953)
02 January 1953
People will always need transport and transport will always need people. Addressed particularly to boys of school-leaving age and to young men completing their period of military service, this film shows some of the wide variety of careers which British Transport has to offer, whether in railways or in the docks, on the orads or on Britain's inland waterways.
A Hundred Years Underground Trailer (1963)
12 October 1963
A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak alongside some excellent archive film.
The North Eastern Goes Forward Trailer (1962)
02 January 1962
Keeping pace with rapidly developing social and industrial needs is the aim of modernisation on the North Eastern Region.
The Class 86 Locomotive Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Training film for drivers on the introduction of the new locomotive.
Farmer Moving South Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
A record of a winter journey, when a farmer decides to move his whole stock by rail from Yorkshire to Sussex.
Journey Into History Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
In the cities of Britain we can travel in time as well as space. This film chooses the England of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain Cook.
The Future Works Trailer (1969)
02 January 1969
A film aimed at showing young people the range of careers open to them if they joined British Rail as an apprentice.
The Kowloon Connection Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
A look at the Metro-Cammell factory in Birmingham which designs and builds a variety of metro trains, looking in particular at the planning and building of the 'Kowloon Connection', a metro system between Hong Kong and Kowloon.
Measured for Transport Trailer (1962)
23 December 1962
A transformer weighing 123 tons has to be moved to a remote site in Blaenau Ffestiniog. This documents its movement by rail and road.
The Hostellers Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
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 views on the direction that hostelling is taking in the mid-1960s.
The Victoria Line Report No. 4: Equip and Complete Trailer (1968)
02 January 1968
Part four in a series of five films covering the construction of the London Underground's new 'Victoria' Line.
Away for the Day Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
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 famous house, a party outing by hired coach can be a real day out.
The Diesel Train Driver: Part 1 - An Introduction to the Diesel Train Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
Documentary from British Transport Films
What’s Tops Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
British Rail's wagon control system and how it works, concentrating on the information most useful to the specific wagon operating staff.
Safe on the Track? Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Intended for training railway permanent way men, capturing how men working on the track react as a train approaches.
Safe at Work? Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
Made for senior and middle British Rail management and supervisory staff, to stimulate discussion and provoke action, by alerting them to their responsibilities for staff safety, and the pressing need to reduce accident figures.
The Signal Engineers Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
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, coupled with instruction in mechanics, electricity, electronics and draughtsmanship, lead the apprentice intro the intricacies of design, the excitement of research and experiment, and the intense satisfaction of being in on a big changeover from old-style semaphore signalling to a new coloured light system.
The Victoria Line Report No. 1: Over and Under Trailer (1965)
02 January 1965
The first in a series of five films covering the construction of the London Underground's new 'Victoria' Line.