Engineering

Synopsis: Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house production and distribution system to cater for all the requirements of the various undertakings, such as British Railways, London Transport, Docks and Inland Waterways, British Transport Hotels, and certain bus and road haulage companies. It was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain. A selection of these films has been digitally mastered for this compilation video.
Series: British Transport Films Collection, The: Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 114 min.
Year of production: 1974
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)
Subjects: Engineering; History
Keywords: engineering; history of technology; railways; transport

Title: Work in progress
Synopsis: 1 (director Nick Nicholls, prodcer John Shearman. 1965, col, 26 min): The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool was a major undertaking involving civil, electrical, mechanical and signal engineerin
Title: Blue Pullman
Synopsis: 2 (director Michael Clarke, producer Edgar Anstey. 1951, b&w, 25 min): Shows aspects of road, rail and ferry transportation in Britain. At Woodhead, a century-old tunnel is replaced by a new one; Argyllshire is the scene of an experiment in co-ordinated r
Title: Midland country
Synopsis: 3 (director R K Nielson, producer Edgar Anstey, 1966, col, 20 min): The story of the Midland main line from George Stephenson to the inter-city expresses. The juxtaposition of contemporary comment and modern shots shows how little railway practice for the

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