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BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION
Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May, 1949, and led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey OBE a founding father of the British documentary movement it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
All these films are now preserved in the bfi National Film and Television Archive. This selection has been digitally remastered for this two-disc set, which is a 'must 'not for the documentary aficionado who will recognise traits and innovations in British non-fiction filmmaking.
Disc one
- The North Eastern Goes Forward (1962)
- Right Time Means Right Time aka The Pain Train (1969)
- Motorsport Tries Motorail (1969)
- Discovering Railways (1977)
- Current Affairs on the Midland (1980)
- Railways Conserve the Environment (1970)
- Discover Britain by Train (1978)
- Old Sam the Signalman (1982)
Disc two
- Journey Inter-City (1972)
- Power to Stop (1979)
- Inter-City 125 (1976)
- A New Age for Railways (1979)
- The Stone Carriers (1982)
- The Finishing Line(1976)
- Robbie (1979)
- Centenary Express (1980)
- Sir Peter Parker Talks to Jimmy Saville (1982)
UK / 1962-1982 / black and white, and colour / 250 minutes / Ratio 1.33:1
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
I was somewhat disappointed with Volumes 5 and 6 as they didn't have much railway content. Volume 7 is almost exclusively about the railways and the content is excellent.
This collection brings together a number of films roughly connected with the "new age" of railway travel in the UK in the 1970s and early 1980s. The first film "The North Eastern Goes Forward" is from 1962 and one of the best, although sadly the enthusiasm shown in the film was to be short-lived with the pending Beeching Axe closures and loss of freight traffic to roads.
There are also some technical films covering such topics as brake blocks (quite interesting, honest!) electrification, and the construction of the HST power cars. Watching many of the movies you get the feeling that in the 1970s, BR were trying to make the best of a bad lot - permanently strapped for cash and depised by most of their users. This is most noticeable in the film "A New Age for Railways" which compares the railway renaissance in a number of countries: whilst Japan, France, Germany, Poland and Italy were pushing on with bold new schemes involving the construction of brand new high-speed electrified routes, the best the UK could bring to the table was the diesel HST (marvellous though it was, it seemed to be a poor relation).
There's also a number of safety films aimed at children and a final interview with Sir Peter Parker with well-known railway-nut Jimmy Saville. As usual the package is excellently presented and I hope there are more volumes from this series to come.
This collection brings together a number of films roughly connected with the "new age" of railway travel in the UK in the 1970s and early 1980s. The first film "The North Eastern Goes Forward" is from 1962 and one of the best, although sadly the enthusiasm shown in the film was to be short-lived with the pending Beeching Axe closures and loss of freight traffic to roads.
There are also some technical films covering such topics as brake blocks (quite interesting, honest!) electrification, and the construction of the HST power cars. Watching many of the movies you get the feeling that in the 1970s, BR were trying to make the best of a bad lot - permanently strapped for cash and depised by most of their users. This is most noticeable in the film "A New Age for Railways" which compares the railway renaissance in a number of countries: whilst Japan, France, Germany, Poland and Italy were pushing on with bold new schemes involving the construction of brand new high-speed electrified routes, the best the UK could bring to the table was the diesel HST (marvellous though it was, it seemed to be a poor relation).
There's also a number of safety films aimed at children and a final interview with Sir Peter Parker with well-known railway-nut Jimmy Saville. As usual the package is excellently presented and I hope there are more volumes from this series to come.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A must for anybody interested in the railways in one way or another and with an eye and appreciation for nostalgia. I was fond of the very modern footage as there are far too many of these type's of DVD's on the market that show steam trains. I'm more interested in the advent of diesel and the 80's railways and this DVD doesn't dissappoint. I am slowly collecting other titles in this series and i think they'll make a great collection.
Hours of entertainment for a reasonable price - go on, treat yourself!
Hours of entertainment for a reasonable price - go on, treat yourself!
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Completely agree with Paul's excellent review above. This is a really good new addition to the BFI's British Transport Films' collection.
If, like me, you grew up in the 1970s and first encountered trains then as a child, this will take you right back. Fabulous nostalgia and capped off with the great Sir Peter Parker and mad Sir Jimmy (pre-Sir days) at the end.
Well worth the money in my book. Roll on the next one.
If, like me, you grew up in the 1970s and first encountered trains then as a child, this will take you right back. Fabulous nostalgia and capped off with the great Sir Peter Parker and mad Sir Jimmy (pre-Sir days) at the end.
Well worth the money in my book. Roll on the next one.
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