British Transport Films was established in 1949 to focus a spotlight on transport as a Nationalised undertaking, to create an appetite for travel and to entice the public to use nationalised transport. Over a period of more than 35 years, BTF produced an unrivalled documentary film legacy for generations of film and transport enthusiasts.
BTF on DVD makes its triumphant return on this 2-disc set featuring 14 films, 13 of which are available for the first time and have been newly scanned in 2K. The 13th volume in this long-running series includes Track 125, Rubbish By Rail and Careful Charlie!.
Films include;
Disc 1
• We're in Business Too! (1964, 23 mins)
• British Rail is Travelling (1969, 8 mins)
• Careful Charlie! (1970, 4 mins)
• The Class 86 Locomotive (1970, 26 mins)
• People in Railways (1970, 20 mins)
• Having a Fresh Look (1970, 34 mins)
• Solutions? (1972, 8 mins)
Disc 2
• What's Tops? (1974, 20 mins)
• Rubbish By Rail (1977, 6 mins)
• The Stage is Yours (1979, 13 mins)
• The 75 Tonne High Capacity Crane (1980, 28 mins)
• Track 125 (1981, 20 mins)
• Promises, promises (1982, 23 mins)
• A New Approach to Hong Kong (1982, 22 mins)
Includes fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by BFI curators Steve Foxon, Patrick Russell and Jez Stewart and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards.
Produced by - British Transport Films
Running time - 255 mins (2 discs)
Format - Dolby, PAL
Region 2
DVD only
Release date - August 2019
