Transportation Movies

A documentary covering the history of TWA, from its origins to its ultimate sale to American Airlines.

Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

Snow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of winter. It captures the beauty of a northern city through the eyes of a bicycle courier named...

The electrification of the London Midland Region main line between London, Manchester and Liverpool at 25KV AC, using overhead wires and drawing...

Two kids talk about the social changes required in their country to take advantage of new technology for bettering the environment.

This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sleeping-car porters who worked on Canada's railways...

This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto to Halifax, with glimpses of the vast amount of...

This short documentary shows how a city's water supply is purified at a filtration plant. The complex system of the underground mains that supply all...

The documentary, Bob Gurr: Turning Dreams into Reality, tells the story of one of Walt Disney's earliest 1954 Imagineering Legends, Bob Gurr. His...

In the heart of New York City stands Grand Central Terminal. Explore the magnificent secrets of this iconic landmark as we take you inside the heart,...

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...

Saradhi is a malayalam movie made on the lines of Traffic, chronicling the events of one day, with an ambulance driver being forced to undertake a...

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

An experimental animation by Kazimierz Urbański about transportation. Combines various techniques: traditional cartoon film, cut-out,...

A transformer weighing 123 tons has to be moved to a remote site in Blaenau Ffestiniog. This documents its movement by rail and road.

The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.