06 Oct 2024
From Block to Block
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.
Elizabethan Express
Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. A nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ex-LNER Class A4.
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Alan Wheatley Self - Narrator (voice)
Howard Marion-Crawford Self - Narrator (voice)
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