Movies: Train

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 Rail was keen to transmit during the early part of the 1970s. It marked the start of the age of the ...

The re-signalling of 1000 track miles from the River Weaver to the Clyde brings the whole line from London to Glasgow under one system of push-button control and colour light signals, and completes the main line electrification. The film follows the ...

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

A one-month-journey of twin sisters from London back to their home, Bangkok, by train. They traveled via the famous trans-Siberian route through many countries such as Germany, Russia, Mongolia and China, with many stories to tell....

Film on the movement of material from the Chicago and Northwestern System....

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This documentary introduces you to the entirety of the Amtrak service network, which spans from coast to coast, and border to border. From both trackside and onboard perspectives, you’ll see and survey the trains that so many ride for practical purpo...

Take an epic overland train, boat and car journey through New Zealand’s breathtaking landscapes. The voyage begins in Auckland, but the city soon gives way to rolling pastures, volcanic extremes, tranquil waterways, the snowcapped grandeur of the Sou...

A tour of north Wales taken by Mr Evan Morgan – amateur film-maker and member of Cardiff Cine Society – and his wife, calling at e.g. Barmouth, Penmaenpool, Amlwch (old copper mines), Cricieth and Beddgelert. They picnic by the roadside, the cooked c...

Rock Island Railroad documentary on the role the railroad plays in making everyday life possible...

On a late night train travelling across India, a young man starts to let his nerves get the better of him as he becomes convinced that the shadowy man sitting opposite him is someone who intends to blow up the train with a suitcase bomb....

When a business tycoon allows himself to be 'snared' into seeing some films in a railway traffic manager's office, there must be a reason for it. In this case, it's a particularly giant-sized transport problem. But before he's convinced that the rail...

A British Transport Film, in German!...

Between one carriage and another, passengers tell their stories over a train journey....

a person on train thinking of jumping of train ending his life, Intertwine 3 lives and 3 people in this film....

Two boys aged 9 and 10, Jan and Christoph, want to visit their grandma, who lives in another town. They travel by train, on their own. They buy their tickets, find the right platform and get on the right train. And they know how to behave on the trai...

Akira, a Japanese exchange student, walks through the center of Belo Horizonte with a mysterious box, in a short film filmed in authentic VHS format....

In this documentary, Chicago, America’s Railroad Capital, you’ll discover how the third largest U.S. city became the nation’s most important hub, serving six of North America’s largest railroads. Along with its robust commuter system, more rail traff...

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This merrily musical short film takes a jovial trip across picturesque 1950s Spain aboard the Talgo Express....