British Railways Board Movies

The film's contents are as follows: Merry-go-round coal trains - between collieries and power stations; Motorail; stations - Birmingham New St., Durha...

Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay; Merry-go-...

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on Britis...

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

Part of BFI collection "The Age of the Train."

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...

Report No. 10 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Hovercraft, Princess Ann; the Advanced Passenger Train; Design Centre exhibition, The next tr...

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

Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshi...

Neptune, an automatic and electronically equipped track fault recorder; Tinsley marshalling yard; freight trains - cement, limestone, cars; Reading st...

Collage film about the history of trains set to music.

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 exampl...

Commercial and technical developments on British Rail: new freight loads, air conditioned carriages, an ultrasonic test-train for checking the permane...

Behind Britain's railway modernisation lies research, design and development. Research ensures in various ways that passengers travel fast, safely and...

The London Motor Club members, with their families, took their cars by Motorail for a contest with the Torbay club, and the camera was there to record...