British Transport Films Movies

Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

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...

In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

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

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

Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

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

Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

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

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

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...

Collage film about the history of trains set to music.

An Englishman has just got off the train at St. Enoch Station and is asking a cab driver to show him around Glasgow. Naturally, the cab driver is...

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

A look at the transport system in the South Wales Valleys and how it effects peoples livelihoods and everyday lives.

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

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...

An animated film on safety, featuring 'Charlie', a cartoon railwayman.

A musical illustration of life, where road traffic chaos breeds anger and frustration, but the rail network is fast, smooth and relaxing.

Explores the possibilities of the upcoming Channel Tunnel between Britain and France. The final BTF production shot on film.