Movies: Transportation
- 2008
Sprawling from Grace (2008)
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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...
- 1982
Inter-City 1250 (1982)
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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...
- 2017
Backpedal (2017)
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An urban documentary illuminating the struggles of pedestrians, bike and skateboard commuters in Charleston, SC experience on a daily basis....
- 2025
Transit (2025)
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a short documentary about the yellow university vehicles in Thailand....
- 1963
Moto-gas (1963)
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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....
- 2006
Der Hamburger Hafen 1938 (2006)
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- 1962
Measured for Transport (1962)
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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....
- 1970
London on the Move (1970)
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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."...
- 1969
The Future Works (1969)
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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....
- 1957
Snow Fighters (1957)
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A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out....
- 1993
Schienen zum Nachbarn - Teil 1 (1993)
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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....
- 1952
Day-to-Day Track Maintenance Part II: Switches & Crossings (1952)
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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...
- 1976
The Nine Road (1976)
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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...
- 1969
Sky High: The Story of TWA (1969)
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A documentary covering the history of TWA, from its origins to its ultimate sale to American Airlines....
- 2018
What If We First...? (2018)
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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....
- 2019
24 hodin pražského metra (2019)
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- 1979
Power to Stop (1979)
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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 ...
- 1997
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)
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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...
- 2006
Hear That Train a Comin' (2006)
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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...