British Transport Films Collection Vol. 3: Running a Railway

Synopsis: The third 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 transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production and distribution unit in 1949. Over a period of 37 years, until its closure in 1986, it made over 700 films promoting travel on Britain’s railways or providing technical instruction.

As well as depicting transport throughout the regions of Britain, the films now provide an invaluable record of life and customs in the 1950s and 60s. Of immense value as social history, some are also works of art.

This collection features Operation London Bridge (1975), Wires over the Border (1974), Groundwork for Progress (1959), Making Tracks (1956), E for Experimental (1975), Modelling for the Future (1961), Britannia - A Bridge (1973), Terminus (1961), Fully Fitted Freight (1957), Farmer Moving South (1952), I am a Litter Basket (1959), The Third Sam (1962), People Like Us (1962) and A Future On Rail (1957).
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2006
Year of production: 1951-1980
Documentation: A booklet containing an introduction and film notes by BTF historian Steven Foxon accompanies the discs.
Subjects: History; Media studies
Keywords: British Transport Films; social history; transport; archive films

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