
30 May 2021

Journey to the East
Could our mounting modern problems have ancient solutions? Travel to the depths of China to find out.
The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and the British Transport Films unit and the TV news were there to capture it. Compiled here is never before released colour footage of Southern steam at Waterloo (with Nine Elms depot), all the major London stations, The Blue Pullman and early diesels, The Golden Arrow and Night Ferry service, goods and mail, steam on the Metropolitan Railway and building the Victoria Line.
Self - Narrator (voice)
30 May 2021
Could our mounting modern problems have ancient solutions? Travel to the depths of China to find out.
31 Dec 1993
This incredible journey features the famous steam trains that power through the spectacular San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. From Durango to Silverton, see the forested wilderness, and its beautiful lakes, waterfalls, and rivers. Be amazed at the route that travels over narrows passes, high bridges, and steep cliffs!
26 Oct 2009
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19 Oct 2024
Inside the train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen, the snow-covered landscape and the darkness of the tunnel, three windows offer serene yet ever-changing impressions.
28 Oct 2002
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01 Jun 2020
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30 Jun 1896
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
23 Sep 1927
A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.
27 Feb 2014
At any given moment hundreds of people are soaring above us in a 747. From the moment the very first jumbo jet took off in 1969, it has been the aircraft against which all others are judged. But its 45-year journey has been anything but smooth. This is the definitive story of the Boeing 747, from its milestones and triumphs to its turning points and disasters. Witness its history through rare archival footage and tales from pilots, engineers, designers, and passengers who were there when it all began.
14 Dec 2011
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16 Feb 2022
An urban train link, the RER B, crosses Paris and its outskirts from north to south. A journey within indistinct spaces known as inner cities and suburbs. Several portraits, all individual pieces that form a whole. We.
08 May 2022
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01 Jan 1955
A production of the association of American Railroads outlining the wonders of America's rail system.
01 Jan 1942
Documentary on the evolution and introduction of modern coal burning locomotives on the Norfolk and Western Railway line.
01 Jan 1967
The story of the railroad man in his role in keeping the trains moving on the rails.
01 Jan 1959
A Union Pacific production outlining the Big Boy locomotive and the history of the last great steam engine to rule the rails
31 Mar 1962
A documentary on the passing of the steam locomotive as the primary means of transportation in the United States
04 Jul 2022
Trucking is big business. Cashing in on the boom is Shannan’s trucker driving school. But can she pass her own HGV test?
06 Oct 2024
A small group of activists take on systemic racism and prejudice in Baltimore's public transportation, battling against the odds to create a brighter future for their community.
01 Jan 2013
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