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  1. British Transport Films Collection Vol. 1: On and off the Rails (2005)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 261 minutes), £19.99

    The first of five double-disc DVD versions of bfi Video’s VHS series THE BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION. Following the post-war thirst for visual teaching and educational entertainment and the...

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  2. Eurostar: Introducing a New Era in Rail Travel (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

    Looks at the Eurostar train on the first Channel Tunnel crossing. Capable of carrying 800 passengers and travelling at speeds of over 200mph, this express service travels from London’s Waterloo Station to...

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  3. Docklands Light Railway. Part 2: Designs and Decisions (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Millington
    Subject
    Business studies; Technology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The hard systems method is applied to the process of choosing the optimum light rail system for the area. Choices had to be made on the route, type of system, station designs etc, and to help in the...

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  4. Dispatches: Train Journeys from Hell (2011)

    Subject
    Travel & tourism
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £30.00

    The taxpayer has been spending billions to upgrade the British rail network yet many passengers have complained of high ticket prices, overcrowded carriages and cancellations. Dispatches asked actor Richard...

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  5. Transportation Algorithms (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Business studies; Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines the problem of how a number of sources are connected by road, rail or sea to their respective customers. The important factor is which source supplies each customer. Presents two algorithms for...

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  6. British Transport Films Collection Vol. 2: See Britain by Train (2005)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 249 minutes), £19.99

    The second in the series of double DVD box sets of films from the BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION. Following the post-war thirst for visual teaching and educational entertainment and the nationalisation...

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  7. End of Steam, The: The Story of Dr Beeching’s Railway Cuts (2012)

    Subject
    History; Transport
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £11.99

    This documentary, composed entirely from colour archive footage, looks at the effects of the railway cuts implemented according to the recommendations in Dr Richard Beeching’s reports, The Reshaping of...

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  8. British Transport Films Collection Vol. 6: The Art of Travel (2007)

    Subject
    Geography; History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 250 minutes), £19.99

    The sixth in the series of double DVD box sets of films from the BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION. Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own...

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  9. British Transport Films Collection Vol. 5: Off the Beaten Track (2007)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 304 minutes), £19.99

    The fifth in the series of double DVD box sets of films from the BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION. Following the post-war thirst for visual teaching and educational entertainment and the nationalisation of...

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  10. British Train Disasters, 1914 - 1975 (2013)

    Subject
    History; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 145 minutes), £14.99

    This is a compilation of newsreel reports from the British Movietone News archive. It is a comprehensive round up of items reporting on 76 disasters, mostly from the era of steam locomotion, with causes...

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