Publisher: British Transport Films (BTF)
Regions: Region 2
Format: Black & white and colour
Language: English
Running time: 249 minutes
Following the nationalisation of transport in 1948 the British Transport Commission set up its own in-house film production unit. Launched on 1st May 1949, and led for 24 years by Edgar Anstey - a founding father of the British documentary movement - it became one of the largest industrial film units in Britain.
Twelve films produced from 1952 to 1966 from the BTF archives on two discs include:
West Country Journey
A Letter for Wales
Cyclists Special
Holiday
Heart is Highland
Any Man's Kingdom
Glasgow Belongs to Me
The England of Elizabeth
Capital Visit
The Heart of England
East Anglian Holiday
The Coasts of Clyde