Edgar Anstey Movies

Electrification, and the raiIway men of Rugby adopt new methods and use new machines. In this film they tell in their own words of the great...

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. The film -- partly a...

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

Between the Tides is a 1958 short documentary directed by Ralph Keene for British Transport Films.It is a study of the animal and plant life of...

The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.

Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an...

A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of...

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

The flora and fauna of the Scottish highlands, including footage of ospreys, and stags in Argyle.

Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...

‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage...

A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.

Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...