Transportation Movies

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

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...

The pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the most important religious journeys for millions of people around the world. But how to get there? This...

The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, of progress, and of nostalgia. Reporter Studs...

This feature length documentary explores the ravages of American suburban sprawl, what America has lost as a result, and the perils we face if we...

Continuing the study of the normal tasks performed by a permanent-way gang, this film deals with the maintenance of switches, common crossings and...

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

An amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, raring, ready to go. What the motorboat was to...

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

a short documentary about the yellow university vehicles in Thailand.

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

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

A journey from London King's Cross to Peterborough on the fastest Inter-City Special - at a speed of well over 1250 mph! A sped-up four-minute High...

First part of a two-part documentary about the now largely defunct network of local railways in the areas around Erlangen and Forchheim, Germany.

The majority of railway vehicles are fitted with cast iron brake blocks which, although relatively cheap to produce, wear rapidly in service and need...

A cheerful and very colourful pastiche of live action with combined graphics set to the music of Muir Mathieson. This film typifies the image British...