Most Viewed From British Transport Films

Instructs gangers and lengthmen how the Hallade Track recorder makes a continous record of the movements of a train during a journey and so shows up...

Tells the short history of the Transport Ferry Service and shows how a large piece of equipment is delivered in time for an exhibition in Milan.

Film showcasing the tourist attractions, culture and natural beauty of Ireland.

This film is shown to all recruits to London Transport's railway departments and teaches common-sense practices to be followed when working on London...

Replacing a railway bridge over a main road in 15 1/2 hours between the last train on Saturday night and the first on Sunday morning, at Amersham,...

A study of British forests, and the benefits that responsible management of their resources can bring in terms of ensuring constant renewal.

England is eighteen hours behind you and the Leda is in sight of Bergen. Your shipboard reverie is about to become reality. The fjords, glaciers and...

A celebration of inter-city trains, from British Transport Films.

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...

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...

British Transport film.

The techniques and materials used (and attention to detail needed) to clean railway carriages manually.

Training film for drivers on the introduction of the new locomotive.

A compilation film on the recent technical achievements of British Rail; made for screening in Washington on the signing of the 'Budd' contract....

Intended for European audiences to encourage them to drive to Britain for their holidays. Shows the travel facilities offered by Sealink, and...

Captures the work of completely modernising and remodelling the track and signal approaches to Paddington Station in five weeks, showing the...

Many of today's railway problems were created during the years of competition between the various railway companies. At Sheffield, for instance,...

A film made for the staff of the (then) British Rail featuring mainly Sir Peter Parker explaining to staff how, as the new Chairman, he intended to...

Impressions of a great city from daybreak to dusk. A roving camera and smooth theme music say more than words. London's traditional sights -...

A report on the progress of the Bedford/St. Pancras suburban electrification scheme. An internal BR staff film which would not have been generally...