Transportation Movies

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

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...

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...

In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Meet the crew of the Union Pacific Challenger No. 3985, the largest and most powerful steam engine in the world. This colorful documentary is a...

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...

On 24th March 1968 an Aer Lingus plane carrying 61 passengers and crew crashed into the sea just off the Tuskar Rock lighthouse off the Wexford...

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