British Transport Films Collection Two: Railways For Ever! - DVD
THE BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION: TWO
RAILWAYS FOR EVER! (6-DISC DVD Set)
Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
The second volume in a series of 6-disc box sets contains classics asĀ Journey into Spring, Let's Go to BirminghamĀ andĀ The Land of Robert Burns, as well as rare gems, includingĀ A Place in the Team, An Artist Looks at Churches,Ā andĀ The Travolators.
This digitally remastered collection is a must for the transport enthusiast and the documentary aficionado alike. It includes a fully illustrated booklet with extensive films notes by BFI curators, and full credits.
Films
Disc One
Work in Progress Under the River | Wash and Brush Up | A Place in the Team | Service for Southend | Diesel Trainride | Let s Go To Birmingham | Reshaping British Railways
Disc Two
Forward to First Principles | Freight and a City | Second Nature | The New Tradition | Plumb-Loco | This Year by Rail | Overture: One-Two-Five
Disc Three
Ocean Terminal | Dodging the Column | Link Span | Every Valley | Journey into Spring | Between the Tides | Giant Load
Disc Four
They Take the High Road | Wild Highlands | Wild Wings | An Artist Looks at Churches | Railways For Ever! | The Scene from Melbury House | Age of Invention | Seaspeed Express
Disc Five
North to the Dales | Yorkshire Sands | Down to Sussex | The Land of Robert Burns | Journey into History | Midland Country | The Travolators
Disc Six
Journey to the Sea | London for a Day | The Beacons and Beyond | A Desperate Case | Lancashire Coast | Golfers in a Scottish Landscape
Note: Previously released in individual volumes
UK | 1951 - 1980 | black & white, and colour | English language | 763 minutes | DVD9 x 6 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 PAL DVD | Cert: E
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THE BRITISH TRANSPORT FILMS COLLECTION: TWO
RAILWAYS FOR EVER! (6-DISC DVD Set)
Following the nationalisation of public transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was led for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - and became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
The second volume in a series of 6-disc box sets contains classics asĀ Journey into Spring, Let's Go to BirminghamĀ andĀ The Land of Robert Burns, as well as rare gems, includingĀ A Place in the Team, An Artist Looks at Churches,Ā andĀ The Travolators.
This digitally remastered collection is a must for the transport enthusiast and the documentary aficionado alike. It includes a fully illustrated booklet with extensive films notes by BFI curators, and full credits.
Films
Disc One
Work in Progress Under the River | Wash and Brush Up | A Place in the Team | Service for Southend | Diesel Trainride | Let s Go To Birmingham | Reshaping British Railways
Disc Two
Forward to First Principles | Freight and a City | Second Nature | The New Tradition | Plumb-Loco | This Year by Rail | Overture: One-Two-Five
Disc Three
Ocean Terminal | Dodging the Column | Link Span | Every Valley | Journey into Spring | Between the Tides | Giant Load
Disc Four
They Take the High Road | Wild Highlands | Wild Wings | An Artist Looks at Churches | Railways For Ever! | The Scene from Melbury House | Age of Invention | Seaspeed Express
Disc Five
North to the Dales | Yorkshire Sands | Down to Sussex | The Land of Robert Burns | Journey into History | Midland Country | The Travolators
Disc Six
Journey to the Sea | London for a Day | The Beacons and Beyond | A Desperate Case | Lancashire Coast | Golfers in a Scottish Landscape
Note: Previously released in individual volumes
UK | 1951 - 1980 | black & white, and colour | English language | 763 minutes | DVD9 x 6 | Original aspect ratio 1.33:1 | Region 2 PAL DVD | Cert: E
