VHS videotape of British Railway television commercial 'Launch' (Railtrack)

Made:
1996-03-15 in United Kingdom
maker:
British Railways Board

British Railways television commercials for Railtrack made in 1996. Advert offering viewers to apply to get their own shares in Railtrack. There is a lonng version of the ad introducing the operation and a set of 7 versions with a countdown to the end of the offer (from 8 days to 2 days). Total duration: 3 minutes.

This videotape along with others in the collection, form a representative sample of British Railways television advertising between the 1960s and mid-1990s. The different adverts feature the breadth of styles and scope of advertising companies used over the years. Some of the agencies represented are J. Walter Thompson Agency (now Wunderman Thompson), GPCC Advertising, Saatchi & Saatchi, Gold Greenless Trott, Abbott Meade Vickers, Allen, Brady & Marsh (ABM). Though, productions details have not been identified for all adverts. Some of British Railways adverts have had popular success and won awards, e.g. Relax, made by Saatchi & Saatchi 1988, promoting Intercity services, won 13 awards from various advertising competitions. The collection also includes different versions of same adverts: regional versions, short (10 seconds) and long (30-50 seconds) versions, seasonal versions.

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2022-1256
Materials:
plastic (unidentified), polyester and magnetic layer
Measurements:
overall: 200 mm x 120 mm x 30 mm,
type:
vhs