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  • Format: Black & White, Colour, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Bfi Video
  • DVD Release Date: 29 May 2006
  • Run Time: 237 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000FAOB46
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 19,885 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A collection of films full of rail nostalgia. Includes 'Operation London Bridge' (1975), 'Wires Over The Border' (1974), 'Groundwork For Progress' (1959), 'Making Tracks' (1956), 'E For Experimental' (1975), 'Modelling For The Future' (1961), 'Brittania - A Bridge' (1973), 'Terminus'(1961), 'Fully Fitted Freight', (1957), 'Farmer Moving South' (1952), 'I Am A Litter Basket' (1959), 'The Third Sam' (1962), 'People Like Us' (1962) and 'A Future On Rail' (1957).

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent issue, 8 Jun 2006
By Mr. N. Morgan "Green Knight" (High Wycombe, UK) - See all my reviews
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Volume 3 of the "British Transport Films" series is also a must for any railway buff. I received my set yesterday and only had time to watch "Fully Fitted Freight" last night. This film alone made the purchase worthwhile for me! The way the film captures the "busy-ness" of Britain's railways at the time and the general optimism of life in Britain in the 1950s is just amazing! A refreshing change from life today! And "Terminus" (a day in the life of Waterloo Station) which I have seen before is just wonderful!

Picture quality was good considering the age of the source material. There is the occasional bit of fluff/film dirt etc, but it's pretty unobtrusive and the overall sharpness and cleanness of the picture is good - in fact very good. Sound quality does vary a bit, but it's as good as you'll get from the source and isn't really bad at the worst of times; but there is the odd bit of audio distortion which was quite common in films from that era and earlier.

One film I was pleased to see in this collection is "The Third Sam" narrated by Stanley Holloway which I saw for the first time at the 2004 York Railfest.

Having purchased the first two volumes in this series, I can be pretty certain this volume won't disappoint those who are undecided on buying it.

Sadly, this volume (like the other two) doesn't contain my all-time favourite of these railway films namely "Night Mail" but I guess that one will come with (I hope) a future release in the series.

Recommended!
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haven't seen it...., 8 Oct 2006
By Dennis E. Sisterson (London, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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...but for the benefit of Green Knight, the film 'Night Mail' is available on the DVD entitled 'Night Mail/West Highland'. It's unlikely to be relesed in this series since it was made by the Post Office film unit, not British Transport. I'd welcome a release of short Post Office films, though, especially Len Lye's fantastic animations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Running a Railway, 24 Mar 2009
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An exercise in nostalgia, superbly transferred to DVD, a good example of life on the railways in a much simpler time.
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