Movies: Transportation

  • 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
  • 1982
    Inter-City 1250

    Inter-City 1250 (1982)

    Inter-City 1250

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    A journey from London King's Cross to Peterborough on the fastest Inter-City Special - at a speed of well over 1250 mph! A sped-up four-minute High Speed Train journey promoting the use of the trains throughout the old Eastern Region, set to very ear...

    Inter-City 1250
  • 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
  • 2025
    Transit

    Transit (2025)

    Transit

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

    Transit
  • 1963
    Moto-gas

    Moto-gas (1963)

    Moto-gas

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    An experimental animation by Kazimierz Urbański about transportation. Combines various techniques: traditional cartoon film, cut-out, documentary photos, animation of objects, and effects caused directly on the tape....

    Moto-gas
  • 2006
    Der Hamburger Hafen 1938

    Der Hamburger Hafen 1938 (2006)

    Der Hamburger Hafen 1938

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    Der Hamburger Hafen 1938
  • 1962
    Measured for Transport

    Measured for Transport (1962)

    Measured for Transport

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    A transformer weighing 123 tons has to be moved to a remote site in Blaenau Ffestiniog. This documents its movement by rail and road....

    Measured for Transport
  • 1970
    London on the Move

    London on the Move (1970)

    London on the Move

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    How the London Transport Board, with the aid of modern technology, is tackling the problems brought about by an ever increasing volume of traffic. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."...

    London on the Move
  • 1969
    The Future Works

    The Future Works (1969)

    The Future Works

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    A film aimed at showing young people the range of careers open to them if they joined British Rail as an apprentice. It shows the support and education given to apprentices during their training....

    The Future Works
  • 1957
    Snow Fighters

    Snow Fighters (1957)

    Snow Fighters

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    A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out....

    Snow Fighters
  • 1993
    Schienen zum Nachbarn - Teil 1

    Schienen zum Nachbarn - Teil 1 (1993)

    Schienen zum Nachbarn - Teil 1

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    First part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany....

    Schienen zum Nachbarn - Teil 1
  • 1952
    Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part II: Switches & Crossings

    Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part II: Switches & Crossings (1952)

    Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part II: Switches & Crossings

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    Continuing the study of the normal tasks performed by a permanent-way gang, this film deals with the maintenance of switches, common crossings and obtuse crossings. These are the fundamental units from which all track layouts, however complicated are...

    Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part II: Switches & Crossings
  • 1976
    The Nine Road

    The Nine Road (1976)

    The Nine Road

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    The Nine Road is the busman's name for one of London's oldest and most used bus routes, running between Mortlake and Liverpool Street. The film takes us along the route on a summer's day, and shows the operation and control of the Number Nines from e...

    The Nine Road
  • 1969
    Sky High: The Story of TWA

    Sky High: The Story of TWA (1969)

    Sky High: The Story of TWA

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    A documentary covering the history of TWA, from its origins to its ultimate sale to American Airlines....

    Sky High: The Story of TWA
  • 2018
    What If We First...?

    What If We First...? (2018)

    What If We First...?

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    Two kids talk about the social changes required in their country to take advantage of new technology for bettering the environment....

    What If We First...?
  • 2019
    24 hodin pražského metra

    24 hodin pražského metra (2019)

    24 hodin pražského metra

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    24 hodin pražského metra
  • 1979
    Power to Stop

    Power to Stop (1979)

    Power to Stop

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    The majority of railway vehicles are fitted with cast iron brake blocks which, although relatively cheap to produce, wear rapidly in service and need frequent replacement. The film shows how an investigation into some of the problems associated with ...

    Power to Stop
  • 1997
    Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life

    Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)

    Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life

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    America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through interviews, archival footage and photography, America's interstate highway system is revealed to have s...

    Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life
  • 2006
    Hear That Train a Comin'

    Hear That Train a Comin' (2006)

    Hear That Train a Comin'

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    Meet the crew of the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985, the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world. This colorful documentary is a behind-the-scenes look at the conductors, engineers and mechanics who keep this fickle train running, an e...

    Hear That Train a Comin'