British Transport Films on DVD make its return in this 2-disc set featuring a selection of previously unreleased films. The 13th volume in this long running series includes Track 125, Rubbish By Rail and Careful Charlie!
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 in 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!
Remastered films include:
Disc 1
We're in Business Too! (1964, 22 mins)
British Rail is Travelling (1969, 8 mins)
The Class 86 Locomotive (1970, 25 mins)
Careful Charlie! (1970, 3 mins)
People in Railways (1970, 19 mins)
Having a Fresh Look (1970, 32 mins)
Solutions? (1972, 7 mins)
Disc 2
What's Tops (1974, 19 mins)
Rubbish By Rail (1977, 6 mins)
The Stage is Yours (1979, 12 mins)
The 75 Tonne High Capacity Crane (1980, 27 mins)
Track 125 (1981, 20 mins)
Promises promises… (1982, 22 mins)
A New Approach to Hong Kong (1982, 22 mins)
Also includes fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by BFI curators Steven Foxon, Patrick Russell and Jez Stewart and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards
Extras
Includes fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by BFI curators Steven Foxon, Patrick Russell and Jez Stewart and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards