Transportation Movies

Documentary about the development of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The 747 was a game changer, the airliner that revolutionised mass, cheap air travel....

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A man stuck in traffic learns about the benefits of adopting different methods of transportation.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A multibillion-pound investment is underway to make our railways bigger, better and faster. Over three years, we go behind the scenes with...

800 million units circulate around the globe. It is the largest contributor to air pollution worldwide and accounts for 8,300 deaths every day. And...

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

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...

America's desire for freedom and the open road resulted in the construction of thousands of highways during the Eisenhower administration. Through...

Every day dozens of decommissioned school buses leave the United States on a southward migration that carries them to Guatemala, where they are...

"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from...

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...

A technical documentary on the development of improved railway brake materials to increase performance and durability.

A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...

For the past ten years, Jürgen Henn has filmed over-height trucks crashing into the 11foot8 train bridge affectionately nicknamed the "Can...

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