British Transport Films Collection Volume Twelve: The Driving Force

Synopsis: Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.

Volume 12 in this series of double-DVD sets presents a selection of previously unreleased films that look at the improvements, developments and new services offered by British Transport in the post-war period. Highlights include FUTURE WORKS (1969), a tour of the Swindon railway workshops, and PARTNERS IN PROSPERITY (1980), which outlines plans for a truly modern integrated road and rail transport structure in Scotland.

Also included is BELIEF IN THE FUTURE (1976), an internal communications film for British Rail in which Peter Parker, then new BR Chairman, addresses his employees on the challenges facing the industry.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2014
Subjects: Geography; History; Media studies
Keywords: British Transport Films; road building; social history; tourism; archive films

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