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British Transport Films (Vol 3): Running a Railway DVD, 1957-75

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Like the previous two releases in the British Transport Films series from the BFI, this third collection contains some real gems. There's I Am A Litter Basket (1959) in which the said object describes how he's left 'drooling at the mesh' and starving for want of the litter that gets thrown on the floor. The bins take matters into their own hands and head out to harass the public into using them. The Third Sam (1962) tells of a train driver newly introduced to electric trains and eventually using his nous to solve a problem. Recited by Stanley Holloway to piano accompaniment in a monologue akin to those of 'The Ramsbottoms', it's equally full of inspired rhyming. Then there's a beautiful print of John Schlesinger's Terminus, one of the most celebrated transport films, which is an impressionistic portrait of 24 hours in the life of Waterloo Station. It's a sprightly piece of work, beautifully edited together, and remains fresh after numerous viewings.
British Transport Films may have been conceived for staff training, or as PR films, but the sheer quality of their production means there are countless moments when the films transcend their status. In Farmer Moving South (1952), one of the farm lads on the snowy platform at night is photographed against the light, looking as if he is rimed with frost. Making Tracks (1956) started out as a training film on relaying track, but it's so beautifully framed and photographed, and put together with such joyful invention, with each operation fitted to a musical theme, that it, like many other films in the series, is also a beautiful film in its own right.

 

Graeme Hobbs on 1st May 2006
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Film Information

Director - Various

Produced - 1957-75

Main Language - ENGLISH

Countries & Regions - British Film

 

 

DVD Details

Certificate: E Publisher: BFI Region: 2
Length: 237 mins Aspect: 1.33:1 Cat No: BFIVD720
Format: DVD Colour  

 

 

DVD Extras

  • Digitally remastered.

 

 

Film Description

A third collection of films showing off Britain's wonderful heritage of archive films selected from the British Transport Films archive. Features Operation London Bridge (1975), Wires over the Border (1974), Groundwork for Progress (1959), Making Tracks (1956), E for Experimental (1975), Modelling for the Future (1961), Britannia - A Bridge (1973), Terminus (1961), Fully Fitted Freight (1957), Farmer Moving South (1952), I am a Litter Basket (1959), The Third Sam (1962), People Like Us (1962) and A Future On Rail (1957).

 

 

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