British Transport Films Movies

  • 1952
    Channel Islands

    Channel Islands

    Channel Islands

    01952HD

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

    Channel Islands
  • 1977
    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    The Finishing Line

    5.61977HD

    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 Finishing Line
  • 1962
    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways

    01962HD

    Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

    Robert Reid Reports on British Waterways
  • 1980
    Safe at Work?

    Safe at Work?

    Safe at Work?

    01980HD

    Made for senior and middle British Rail management and supervisory staff, to stimulate discussion and provoke action, by alerting them to their...

    Safe at Work?
  • 1967
    Rail

    Rail

    Rail

    7.31967HD

    "Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss....

    Rail
  • 1979
    Robbie

    Robbie

    Robbie

    61979HD

    Young Robbie, a keen footballer and a railway enthusiast, is persuaded by his big brother to go through a hole in a railway fence on to the track for...

    Robbie
  • 1957
    Holiday

    Holiday

    Holiday

    6.71957HD

    Lively holiday in Blackpool, with jazz accompaniment.

    Holiday
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    01957HD

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

    Lancashire Coast
  • 1956
    A Day of One's Own

    A Day of One's Own

    A Day of One's Own

    61956HD

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

    A Day of One's Own
  • 1952
    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    61952HD

    Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who...

    Ocean Terminal
  • 1980
    The Seaspeed Express

    The Seaspeed Express

    The Seaspeed Express

    01980HD

    The advantages and pleasures of crossing the channel by Hovercraft. In this film a sales executive, with his car and engineering samples, travels to...

    The Seaspeed Express
  • 1963
    Snow

    Snow

    Snow

    6.21963HD

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

    Snow
  • 1954
    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

    The Heart of England

    01954HD

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

    The Heart of England
  • 1958
    The Travel Game

    The Travel Game

    The Travel Game

    01958HD

    A light and somewhat satirical look at the problems and pleasures of Continental holiday travel. A passenger on the Hook Continental Express from...

    The Travel Game
  • 1961
    Speaking of Freight

    Speaking of Freight

    Speaking of Freight

    01961HD

    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. In...

    Speaking of Freight
  • 1959
    Broad Waterways

    Broad Waterways

    Broad Waterways

    01959HD

    'Water', says the transport man, 'is lovely stuff' - and the development plan for British Waterways is based on this belief. The film shows parts of...

    Broad Waterways
  • 1979
    The Beacons and Beyond

    The Beacons and Beyond

    The Beacons and Beyond

    01979HD

    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...

    The Beacons and Beyond
  • 1954
    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    The Peak District

    01954HD

    The Peak District waits invitingly within a sixty-mile reach of half the population of England. To this green centre of a great industrial area, the...

    The Peak District
  • 1961
    Terminus

    Terminus

    Terminus

    7.0941961HD

    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...

    Terminus
  • 1956
    Round the Island

    Round the Island

    Round the Island

    01956HD

    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.

    Round the Island