British Transport Films Vol. 13: On the Right Track (2-disc DVD) British Transport Films was established in 1949 to focus a spotlight on transport as a Nationalised undertaking, to create an appetite for travel and to entice the public to use nationalised transport. Over a period of more than 35 years BTF produced an unrivalled documentary film legacy for generations of film and transport enthusiasts.BTF on DVD makes its triumphant return on this 2-disc set featuring 14 films, 13 of which are available for the first time and have been newly scanned in 2K. The 13th volume in this long running series includes Track 125, Rubbish By Rail and Careful Charlie!.Films Disc 1We're in Business Too! (1964, 23 mins)British Rail is Travelling (1969, 8 mins)Careful Charlie! (1970, 4 mins)The Class 86 Locomotive (1970, 26 mins)People in Railways (1970, 20 mins)Having a Fresh Look (1970, 34 mins)Solutions? (1972, 8 mins)Disc 2What's Tops? (1974, 20 mins)Rubbish By Rail (1977, 6 mins)The Stage is Yours (1979, 13 mins)The 75 Tonne High Capacity Crane (1980, 28 mins)Track 125 (1981, 20 mins)Promises promises (1982, 23 mins)A New Approach to Hong Kong (1982, 22 mins)Includes fully illustrated booklet with new writing on the films by BFI curators Steve Foxon, Patrick Russell and Jez Stewart and post-war transport historian and enthusiast Stephen Edwards
T**E
Disappointing to say the least
I have to agree with the other rather negative reviews of BTF Volume 13. This collection is mediocre at best as it seems to mainly consist of staff educational or commercial films. I liked "What's Tops" but mostly because it portrayed early 1970's mainframe computers which is when I joined the IT industry myself - very nostalgic seeing huge cabinets housing disks with the capacity to host a (very) small number of MP3 singles today!!!One of my favorite volumes in this series was Volume 10 London On The Move. Another review here mentioned "London's Country", a title I'd not heard of before. I found it on the London Transport Museum's website in their Film & Video collection. In there, I found dozens of films not previously included in any BTF collections (and a few which were) many of which I would happily purchase if offered in a future DVD because they look very much in the spirit of the films on Volume 10.So more like "London On The Move" please, otherwise I for one will not be bothering to purchase Volume 14 if/when it appears.Hope this helps.
L**O
A welcome addition to the collection
A great collection for the vaults of BTF. A shame that nothing matches this these days.
R**O
JUST AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM THE BFI
This release from the 'BFI' is the latest in the series of British Transport Films. If you have an interest in transport and in particular British Rail in its heyday and the behind the scenes running of the railway, then this film is for you.The 2 disc DVD set shows a number of documentaries in colour and is great to watch.I will rate this product as 10/10 and hopefully look forward to future releases.
R**S
reliable service
everything ok as usual
B**N
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Another excellent batch of short and not so short films from the seventies and eighties.A must buy for those who have the rest of the series.
R**Y
Great video
I always have like like these old British Transport films of trains
J**K
Film
Another great addition to the series
H**N
Dismal
BFI are running out of films. If your a railway enthusiast steer well clear. Can sum up in one word BORING!
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