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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
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 7950
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
London
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