John Legard Trailers
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Total trailers found: 59
Ocean Terminal Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners.
A New Approach to Hong Kong Trailer (1982)
01 January 1982
A look at British involvement in the construction of the new double-track railway from Kowloon, on Hong Kong's harbour, to the Chinese border.
...All That Mighty Heart... Trailer (1962)
02 January 1962
A day in the life of London and the Home Counties in 1962, seen from the perspective of the use of London Transport facilities from buses and tubes to long distance coach routes, accompanied by extracts from BBC radio.
Woodland Harvest Trailer (1976)
01 January 1976
A study of British forests, and the benefits that responsible management of their resources can bring in terms of ensuring constant renewal.
The Seaspeed Express Trailer (1980)
02 January 1980
The advantages and pleasures of crossing the channel by Hovercraft. In this film a sales executive, with his car and engineering samples, travels to Lille for a business appointment; and a family goes to Paris for a holiday.
London on the Move Trailer (1970)
02 January 1970
How the London Transport Board, with the aid of modern technology, is tackling the problems brought about by an ever increasing volume of traffic.
They Take the High Road Trailer (1960)
02 January 1960
The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.
Rail Report 12: This Year by Rail Trailer (1972)
02 January 1972
Commercial and technical developments on British Rail: new freight loads, air conditioned carriages, an ultrasonic test-train for checking the permanent way, a lecture train, and a new station for motorists - all part of the railway scene in the 1970's.
Caribbean Trailer (1951)
01 June 1951
Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.
The Scene from Melbury House Trailer (1973)
02 January 1973
As a training exercise for their apprentice camera operators, British Transport Films used surplus roll end length of film to record the daily lives of their neighbours from the roof of their building Melbury House.
Rail Report 5 Trailer (1965)
01 January 1965
Behind Britain's railway modernisation lies research, design and development. Research ensures in various ways that passengers travel fast, safely and in comfort.
Wild Highlands Trailer (1961)
02 January 1961
The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.
Rail Report 8: The New Tradition Trailer (1968)
02 January 1968
Report No. 8 in a series of 13 topical films, produced since the far reaching plan for the modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways in 1955 started to take effect, to log the many developments - new services, equipment, techniques - wherever these have been introduced.
Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
The film's contents are as follows: Merry-go-round coal trains - between collieries and power stations; Motorail; stations - Birmingham New St.
Omnibus 150 Trailer (1979)
02 January 1979
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 many of the Museum's historic vehicles.
A Tale Out of School Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail contributes to a smooth, comfortable journey.
Between the Tides Trailer (1958)
24 August 1958
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 Britain's shores.
Rail Report 10: Our Business Is Moving Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
Report No. 10 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Hovercraft, Princess Ann; the Advanced Passenger Train; Design Centre exhibition, The next train; plasma torch, Derby Technical Centre; analysis of diesel oils, Glasgow science laboratory; bleep radio communications, Paddington; resignalling, Derby area; intercity coaches; evolved suspension, the Brighton Belle; Southern Region grouptravel; computer, Eastern Region; shipment of molten iron.
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport Trailer (1969)
01 January 1969
Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-round coal trains; permanent way lining and tamping machine; off loading cable troughing; strengthening the Royal Albert Bridge; Old Course Hotel, St Andrew's; car bodies by train - factory to assembly line; Beckenham train control; speed up of West of England expresses.
Yorkshire Sands Trailer (1955)
02 January 1955
Light verse and gay music make their own comment on the holidaymakers of the Yorkshire coastline. Between Tees and Humber thousands each year enjoy the sea and the sands, the funfair and the ballroom: for a row or romance, there's something for each!
Sea Road to Britain Trailer (1974)
01 January 1974
Intended for European audiences to encourage them to drive to Britain for their holidays. Shows the travel facilities offered by Sealink, and suggests some of Britain's tourist attractions.
Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment Trailer (1970)
02 January 1970
Report No. 11 in a series of 13 topical films. Because 1970 was European Conservation Year, this issue of the Rail Report Series was devoted to examples of what railways in Britain are doing to help conserve and improve the national environment.
North to the Dales Trailer (1962)
02 January 1962
The Yorkshire Dales - 'from which no traveller wishes to return'. Sheltering under the Pennines, the Dales have escaped the human ravages of time.
Giant Load Trailer (1958)
02 January 1958
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 which had to be solved before the task could be undertaken.
Second Nature Trailer (1967)
31 March 1967
Electrification, and the raiIway men of Rugby adopt new methods and use new machines. In this film they tell in their own words of the great technological changes and the human problems of adapting which each has to face.
Just the Ticket Trailer (1967)
02 January 1967
Travel by train is for holidays, travel by train is for work, and travel by train can be a pleasure in itself.
Overture: One-Two-Five Trailer (1978)
07 July 1978
A high speed Inter-City train is the star of this impressionist film in which picture and music are brought together to enhance the mood and rhythm of the subject and hail the arrival of 125mph regular passenger services.
Rail Report 6: The Good Way to Travel Trailer (1966)
02 January 1966
Neptune, an automatic and electronically equipped track fault recorder; Tinsley marshalling yard; freight trains - cement, limestone, cars; Reading station and signal box; the laying of long welded rails; Toton diesel maintainance depot; new electrification multiple unit rolling stock for service from Euston, locomotive cab training simulator, Willesden control room; Cross-Channel - launching the SS Dover.
Thirty Million Letters Trailer (1963)
15 September 1963
Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films.
Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways Trailer (1962)
01 January 1962
Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.
A Future on Rail Trailer (1957)
01 September 1957
Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.
The White Continent Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
An account of the first expedition to the Queen Maud Land region of Antarctica.
The Train Makers Trailer (1981)
01 January 1981
The achievements of BREL - British Rail Engineering Limited - are celebrated in this promotional film looking at two of the company's 13 workshops, at Horwich in Lancashire and Crewe, in which locomotives and carriages are built for British Rail and companies overseas.
Capital Visit Trailer (1955)
01 January 1955
A school journey through the city of London as seen through the eyes of the children and their teacher.
Wild Wings Trailer (1966)
01 January 1966
Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.
Dodging the Column Trailer (1952)
02 January 1952
The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland.
East Anglian Holiday Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.
The Beacons and Beyond Trailer (1979)
02 January 1979
South Wales is an area of great natural beauty - from the Brecon Beacons in the north of the area to the rugged coastline of Pembrokeshire in the south.
Speaking of Freight Trailer (1961)
01 January 1961
When a business tycoon allows himself to be 'snared' into seeing some films in a railway traffic manager's office, there must be a reason for it.
Down to Sussex Trailer (1964)
02 January 1964
Sussex - A country rich in scenic beauty and history. South Down and Weald - open space and green woodland.
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.
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.
Any Man's Kingdom Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.
The Stage is Yours Trailer (1979)
01 January 1979
Promotional tourist film, presenting a history of Britain concentrating on landscape and Inter-City travel.
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.
People in Railways Trailer (1970)
01 January 1970
A compilation film about the complex railway systems of Great Britain, demonstrating the work and individual responsibilities of many departments.
Age of Invention Trailer (1975)
02 January 1975
Examines Britian's industrial heritage, concentrating on the period between 1708 and 1850, and showing many examples of surviving relics of the period.
The Nine Road Trailer (1976)
02 January 1976
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.
An Artist Looks at Churches Trailer (1959)
02 January 1959
On the shortest journey you pass a church or two. Out of the 20,000 churches in Britain, the artist, John Piper, whose work contributes to the glory of England's churches, selects and describes a church built in each of the last nine centuries, from Norman times to the present day.
Broad Waterways Trailer (1959)
01 January 1959
'Water', says the transport man, 'is lovely stuff' - and the development plan for British Waterways is based on this belief.
London's Country Trailer (1954)
01 January 1954
This film shows us a world of wildlife and flowers and scenic beauty within easy reach of London - where people can enjoy yachting on the Thames, or archery at Sevenoaks; riding in Knole Park, or morris-dancing at Westerham; walking over the hills near Newlands Corner, or cricket on the green at Cookham; where they can admire a wealth of historic buildings both large and small - Windsor Castle, Canterbury Cathedral, Farnham Keep, the Dickens' houses at Rochester, the Roman ruins at Verulamium; or they can just sit in the sun while the children play.
The England of Elizabeth Trailer (1957)
01 January 1957
A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.
Rail Report 13: On Track for the Eighties Trailer (1980)
01 January 1980
A review of innovation and development within BR and its businesses, including: modernisation of freight facilities and service to new companies; progress of the Bedford/St.
The Travolators Trailer (1961)
02 January 1961
Approximately 40,000 people use the Waterloo & City Underground line every day. For years they had walked to and from the platforms at the Bank by a steep passage known as the 'Drain'.
The Heart Is Highland Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
The people of the Scottish Highlands live in small communities set in landscapes of unsurpassed beauty.
Centenary Express Trailer (1980)
02 January 1980
A gastronomic journey from Yorkshire to London on board a special train - made up of vintage restaurant cars, and steam hauled.
Snowdrift at Bleath Gill Trailer (1955)
31 December 1955
A freight train travelling between Kirkby and Barnard Castle has become snowbound in the Westmoreland hills.
Round the Island Trailer (1956)
01 January 1956
The pleasures of sailing off the Isle of Wight are described by Uffa Fox, while Ralph Wightman tells of the peaceful life of its farms and villages.
