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• British Transport Films Collection - Vol. 2 - See Britain By Train | DVD | (28/11/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production and distribution unit headed by Egar Anstey OBE one of the pioneers of British documentary films. The unit produced hundreds of travelogues promoting travel on Britain's railways and other forms of transport. Consistently winning top awards at film festivals including an Oscar in 1966 the films provide a wonderfully crafted visual record of 20th century life

• British Transport Films - Vol. 5 | DVD | (25/06/2007) from £11.99   |  Saving you £8.00 (66.72%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fifth collection of films showing off Britain's wonderful heritage of archive films selected from the British Transport Films archive.

• British Transport Films Collection - Vol. 3 - Running A Railway | DVD | (29/05/2006) from £15.99   |  Saving you £4.00 (25.02%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Running a Railway is the third release in bfi Video's digitally re-mastered double-disc DVD series of British Transport Films combining favourites from the much loved and best-selling video series with additional material. This new collection contains four hours of footage including the multi-award-winning Terminus directed by John Schlesinger. Among these rare gems are: Farmer Moving South (1952): The true story of a Yorkshire farmer who decided to sell his land and move his entire stock - cattle pigs and poultry machinery ploughs and tractors - south to Sussex by rail in December on what was the coldest night of the year. I Am A Litter Basket (1959): Every day the people who use railway stations drop hundreds of tons of litter all over the place while me and my mates have to stand by empty and starving. Until one day we get so desperate we go foraging for ourselves. And what happens? Take a look at this film. It makes me weep to think of it. I nearly gave up all hope until - but wait and see! Modelling for the Future (1961) Visions of an earlier Channel Tunnel scheme and a model of the proposed terminal. This film demonstrates a range of facilities and shows the possibilities of an age-old dream - a dry land crossing between England and France. The Third Sam (1962) - Sam Smith is taught to drive an electric locomotive. He learns the new job without difficulty but one day his train breaks down and Sam summons up three sides of his character to deal with the emergency. With narration in typical rhyming monologue by Stanley Holloway this is an original and amusing approach to instructional filmmaking. E For Experimental (1975): An account of the development of British Rail's experimental Advanced Passenger Train (APT) The film explains in simple terms some of the many novel design features of the APT including the tilt mechanism and the hydro-kinetic brake and shows the train in action during its trials. All these films are now preserved in the bfi National Film and Television Archive. The DVDs are a 'must' not only for the transport enthusiast but also for anyone who enjoys historical documentary films. A booklet containing an introduction and film notes by BTF historian Steven Foxon accompanies the discs.

• British Transport Films: Collection 11 - Experiment Under London | DVD | (19/08/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  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. Marking London Underground's 150th anniversary, Volume 11 in this hugely successful series of double-DVD sets presents five films, known collectively as The Victoria Line Reports, which were produced by British Transport Films for London Transport. Made between 1961 and 1968 this fascinating series documents in meticulous detail the mammoth undertaking of building the Victoria line from the initial design stages through to the tunnelling and its Royal opening. This digitally mastered collection is a must, not only for the Transport enthusiast, but also for the documentary aficionado. Special Features: Illustrated booklet with essays from BFI curators

• British Transport Films Vol. 4 | DVD | (27/11/2006) from £14.99   |  Saving you £5.00 (33.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A fourth collection of films showing off Britain's wonderful heritage of archive films selected from the British Transport Films archive. Features: Work In Progress (1951) Wash And Brush Up (1953) A Place In The Team (1953) Service For Southend (1957) Diesel Train Ride (1959) Let's Go To Birmingham (1962) Reshaping British Railways (1963) Forward To First Principles (1966) Freight And A City (1966) Second Nature (1967) The New Tradition (1968) Plumb-Loco (1971) This Year By R

• British Transport Films Collection Vol.8 - Points And Aspects | DVD | (25/08/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  British Transport Films: Vol.8 features the following: 'Points and Aspects' covers a variety of topics and illustrates the wide range of subjects the BTF Unit covered during it's years of production. Training Films are represented by such films as ""Single Line Working"" and ""Day to Day Track Maintenance"" travel is highlighted by ""Channel Islands"" and ""Scotland for Sport"" and illustrations of technical achievement well-served by such titles as ""The Long Night Haul"" ""Under the Wires"" and the namesake of this collection ""Points and Aspects"".