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1974
Points and Aspects
Points and Aspects1 1974 HD
The re-signalling of 1000 track miles from the River Weaver to the Clyde brings the whole line from London to Glasgow under one system of push-button...
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1977
The Finishing Line
The Finishing Line5.60 1977 HD
When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue....
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1970
Rush Hour
Rush Hour1 1970 HD
Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.
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1963
Snow
Snow6.20 1963 HD
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...
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1952
Ocean Terminal
Ocean Terminal6.00 1952 HD
Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who...
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1954
The Peak District
The Peak District1 1954 HD
The Peak District waits invitingly within a sixty-mile reach of half the population of England. To this green centre of a great industrial area, the...
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1952
Dodging the Column
Dodging the Column1 1952 HD
The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the...
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1952
Journey to the Sea
Journey to the Sea1 1952 HD
This is the story of a lorry's solitary journey with a new propeller for a trawler laid up in a port on the rugged sea-coast of Wales. For the...
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2001
One Continuous Take: Kay Mander's Life in Film
One Continuous Take: Kay Mander's Life in Film1 2001 HD
Kay Mander kept training and social issues to the fore in the 1940s with her innovative documentaries. Mander, now living in Kirkcudbrightshire,...
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1966
The Driving Force
The Driving Force9.00 1966 HD
Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...
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1970
London on the Move
London on the Move1 1970 HD
How the London Transport Board, with the aid of modern technology, is tackling the problems brought about by an ever increasing volume of traffic....
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1960
Blue Pullman
Blue Pullman7.70 1960 HD
Blue Pullman is a 1960 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie, which follows the development, preparation and a journey from Manchester to...
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1951
Work in Progress
Work in Progress1 1951 HD
Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus...
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1952
Channel Islands
Channel Islands1 1952 HD
The Channel Islands have had a varied and exciting history. Jersey and Guernsey are ideal places for holidays. Jersey offers a wide variety of...
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2010
London's Railways in the 1960s
London's Railways in the 1960s1 2010 HD
The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news...
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1961
Terminus
Terminus7.00 1961 HD
This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...
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1967
Rail
Rail7.30 1967 HD
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss....
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1969
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport
Rail Report 9: Top Levels of Transport1 1969 HD
Report No. 9 in a series of 13 topical films, covering: Euston; ships - Freightliner II, Antrim Princess; container handling Parkeston Quay;...
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1965
Under the Wires
Under the Wires1 1965 HD
The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool at 25KV AC, using overhead wires and drawing...
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1969
British Rails Are Long and Fast
British Rails Are Long and Fast1 1969 HD
Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...