Most Viewed From British Transport Films

The extension of the electrification of the Southend line from Shenfield to Southend. The last steam train leaves Liverpool Street and makes its way...

A journey from London King's Cross to Peterborough on the fastest Inter-City Special - at a speed of well over 1250 mph! A sped-up four-minute High...

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

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...

Covers safety procedures in track maintenance work. Intended primarily for track maintenance staff and use on induction courses.

The first in a series of five films covering the construction of the London Underground's new 'Victoria' Line. This was to be BTF's largest single...

Short documentary hymning the wonders of 'modernisation' on the railways.

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.

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The work of a team of men who tackle a special British Road Services job in the treacherous terrain of the Scottish Highlands.

The City of Sheffield is renewing itself, but until recently Sheffield's railway network exemplified the confusion and inefficiency created by...

A largely animated exposition of the need for, and methods of improvement, in British Rail Corporate Planning.

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

As a training exercise for their apprentice camera operators, British Transport Films used surplus roll end length of film to record the daily lives...

The final episode of five reports on the construction of the Victoria Line in London. This one is edited highlights from the first four with very...

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

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

All freight movements over Britain's rail network are monitored and controlled by an advanced computer-based system known as TOPS (Total Operations...

Snowploughs are readied to rescue a snowbound train - in one of the most popular of all British Transport Films.

Documentary from British Transport Films