Future on Rail, A
- Synopsis
- Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1 May 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
The first volume in a series of 6-disc box sets contains classics as TERMINUS, BLUE PULLMAN and JOHN BETJEMAN GOES BY TRAIN, as well as lesser-known films, including UNDER THE RIVER, CYCLISTS SPECIAL and E FOR EXPERIMENTAL.
Includes booklet with notes by BFI curators. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2014
- Year of production
- 1951 - 1980
- Subjects
- Film studies
- Keywords
- archive films; transport; rail travel
Credits
- Producer
- Edgar Anstey
- Contributor
- John Betjeman
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £29.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 747 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Sections
- Title
- Blue Pullman
- Title
- Elizabethan Express
- Title
- Train Time
- Title
- Rail 150
- Title
- Diesel Train Driver, The (Part 1, An Introduction)
- Title
- On Track for the Eighties (Rail Report 13)
- Title
- Cybernetica
- Title
- Under the Rover
- Title
- Snowdrift at Bleath Gill
- Title
- This Year - London
- Title
- This is York
- Title
- Great Highway, The
- Title
- Day of One’s Own, A
- Title
- John Betjeman Goes By Train
- Title
- West Country Journey
- Title
- Letter For Wales, A
- Title
- Cyclists Special
- Title
- Holiday
- Title
- Heart is Highland
- Title
- Any Man’s Kingdom
- Title
- Glasgow Belongs to Me
- Title
- England of Elizabeth
- Title
- Capital Visit
- Title
- Heart of England, The
- Title
- East Anglian Holiday
- Title
- Coasts of Clyde, The
- Title
- Operation London Bridge
- Title
- Wires Over the Border
- Title
- Groundwork for Progress
- Title
- Making Tracks
- Title
- E for Experimental
- Title
- Modelling for the Future
- Title
- Britannia - A Bridge
- Title
- Terminus
- Title
- Fully Fitted Freight
- Title
- Famer Moving South (A Winter Journey)
- Title
- I Am a Litter Basket
- Title
- Sam Third, The
- Title
- People Like Us
- Title
- Future on Rail, A
Distributor
- Name
British Film Institute
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 7950
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
London
W1T 1LN
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