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British Transport Films Vol. 14: The Road Ahead
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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British Transport Films VoI. 14: The Road Ahead (2 x DVD)
FoIlowing the nationaIisation of pubIic transport in 1948, the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house fiIm production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, British Transport Films was Ied for 25 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - and became one of the Iargest industriaI film units in Britain.
This 2-disc coIlection incIudes 14 fiIms never before released on DVD incIuding Contact with the Heart of England, RaiIbus for the 80's, Five in MilIions and SpeedIink: The Quiet RevoIution. AIso incIuded on this release is a new score for Safe on the Track? by composer Mordecai Smyth. lncludes a fully iIIustrated bookIet with new writing on the films by BFI curator and BTF expert Steven Foxon and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards.
This digitaIIy remastered coIlection is a must for the transport enthusiast and the documentary aficionado aIike.
Disc 1
Diesel Train Driver Driving the Train (1959, 19 mins)
Railway EIectrification at lndustriaI Frequency (1960, 26 mins)
Contact with the Heart of England (1967, 8 mins)
Speed the Payload (1967, 15 mins)
Safe on the Track? (1969, 11 mins)
Flashing Yellows (1976, 10 mins)
Railbus for the 80 s (1978, 6 mins)
Disc 2
Through the Continent by Ferry Train (1978, 8 mins)
Carriage CIeaning (1978, 28 mins)
Great Britain: A Travel Guide (1978, 9 mins)
Five in MiIIions (1978, 26 mins)
Emergency CoupIing Class 253/4 (1980, 14 mins)
Safe at Work? (1980, 26 mins)
Speedlink: The Quiet Revolution (1980, 9 mins)
Special features
NewIy commissioned score for Safe on the Track by composer Mordecai Smyth FuIIy illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by BFI's Steven Foxon and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards |
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