Movies: Transportation

  • 1954
    Elizabethan Express

    Elizabethan Express (1954)

    Elizabethan Express

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    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 ...

    Elizabethan Express
  • 1947
    Let's Look at Water

    Let's Look at Water (1947)

    Let's Look at Water

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    This short documentary shows how a city's water supply is purified at a filtration plant. The complex system of the underground mains that supply all parts of the city with water is also illustrated, as is the safeguarding of water supplies on trains...

    Let's Look at Water
  • 2022
    The Strait Guys

    The Strait Guys (2022)

    The Strait Guys

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    THE STRAIT GUYS follows Czech-born mining engineer, George, and his fast-talking protégé, Scott, along the proposed route of the InterContinental Railway through Alaska, to the Bering Strait and onward to Russia. The “Strait Guys” endeavor to convinc...

    The Strait Guys
  • 2006
    Inside Grand Central

    Inside Grand Central (2006)

    Inside Grand Central

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    In the heart of New York City stands Grand Central Terminal. Explore the magnificent secrets of this iconic landmark as we take you inside the heart, soul and amazing engineering of this superstructure. From railroad cars to rush hours, we unlock the...

    Inside Grand Central
  • 1970
    Cold-Rodders

    Cold-Rodders (1970)

    Cold-Rodders

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    An amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, raring, ready to go. What the motorboat was to the summer lake, this motorized sled now is to the snow-covered fields. This film shows it all--the pul...

    Cold-Rodders
  • 1997
    New York Underground

    New York Underground (1997)

    New York Underground

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    In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of constant complaint. On March 24, 1900, ground was broken for the Big Apple's subway; the Interborough ...

    New York Underground
  • 1972
    Journey Inter-City

    Journey Inter-City (1972)

    Journey Inter-City

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    A cheerful and very colourful pastiche of live action with combined graphics set to the music of Muir Mathieson. This film typifies the image British Rail was keen to transmit during the early part of the 1970s. It marked the start of the age of the ...

    Journey Inter-City
  • 1989
    Ridin' the Dog

    Ridin' the Dog (1989)

    Ridin' the Dog

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    The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, of progress, and of nostalgia. Reporter Studs Terkel travelled 2,000 miles across the United States by Greyhound. From Seattle to Chicago, he observes...

    Ridin' the Dog
  • 1965
    Under the Wires

    Under the Wires (1965)

    Under the Wires

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    The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool at 25KV AC, using overhead wires and drawing supply from the National Grid, was a major undertaking involving civil, electrical, mechanical and signal...

    Under the Wires
  • 1998
    Abegweit

    Abegweit (1998)

    Abegweit

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    A day-to-day record of the construction of the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, Abegweit reveals some of the innovations that made this mammoth project one of the most impressive engineering feats in Canadian history...

    Abegweit
  • 2016
    Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

    Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality (2016)

    Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality

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    The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His career spanning 45 years creating 250 projects with Disney and beyond will be explored. From Disneyland...

    Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality
  • 2010
    London's Railways in the 1960s

    London's Railways in the 1960s (2010)

    London's Railways in the 1960s

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    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 Wa...

    London's Railways in the 1960s
  • 2022
    The Tuskar Rock Tragedy

    The Tuskar Rock Tragedy (2022)

    The Tuskar Rock Tragedy

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    On 24th March 1968 an Aer Lingus plane carrying 61 passengers and crew crashed into the sea just off the Tuskar Rock lighthouse off the Wexford coast. There were no survivors. Family and friends of those onboard tell their story of loss and the theor...

    The Tuskar Rock Tragedy
  • 2008
    Sprawling from Grace

    Sprawling from Grace (2008)

    Sprawling from Grace

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    This feature length documentary explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result, and the perils we face if we don't change the way in which we build our cities. Americans have been lulled into a false sense of secu...

    Sprawling from Grace
  • 2017
    Backpedal

    Backpedal (2017)

    Backpedal

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    An urban documentary illuminating the struggles of pedestrians, bike and skateboard commuters in Charleston, SC experience on a daily basis....

    Backpedal
  • 1955
    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember? (1955)

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

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    The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."...

    Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?
  • 2025
    Transit

    Transit (2025)

    Transit

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    a short documentary about the yellow university vehicles in Thailand....

    Transit
  • 1979
    Omnibus 150

    Omnibus 150 (1979)

    Omnibus 150

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    Film charting the development of the London bus from 1829 to 1979, with the 150th anniversary of Shilibeer's first service, featuring a procession of many of the Museum's historic vehicles. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."...

    Omnibus 150
  • 2023
    Cin-E-Rama

    Cin-E-Rama (2023)

    Cin-E-Rama

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    A film critic is tasked with documenting an old cinema before its permanent closure....

    Cin-E-Rama
  • 1958
    Train 406

    Train 406 (1958)

    Train 406

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    This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of organization necessary in the operation of a country-wide transportation network....

    Train 406