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British Transport Films Collection

1950-1986
Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 68 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Principles of Locating Electrical Signalling Failures A.C. Track Circuits', 1960.

Principles of Locating Electrical Signalling Failures A.C. Track Circuits

1960
Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 69 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal & Telecommunications Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Setting up and complete testing of an Auto - Coupled Impedance Bond Track Circuit in D.C. Third Rail Traction Areas', 1960's.

Setting Up and Complete Testing of an Auto - Coupled Impedance Bond Track Circuit in D.C. Third Rail Traction Areas

1960
Copy; Assessed by Alan Willmott in July 2012, Archive to retain / BTF label / I83/1 on cardboard case / Note on label: outdated, PACT the permanent way replaces it;400 feet cardboard case

Film - Acetate - 16mm 'Paving the way'

Edited master. Audio unmixed. High band SP

U-Matic videotape 'Carrying the Freight 1952 + Horse Drawn Railway (Permanent Way)'

Three magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes, copies of 'Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Traffic & Maintenance Staff' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. On their cases, two copies are marked '10', one is marked '13'. They are pulsed copies, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copies of Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Traffic & Maintenance Staff

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of 'Accident Prevention' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. On the case, this copy are marked '12'. This is a pulsed copy, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copy of Accident Prevention

Two magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes, copies of 'That's a Good Idea' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. There is a 'British Transport Films' label on both copies. They are pulsed copies, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copies of That's a Good Idea

Photographs, a collection of approximately 600 filmstrips, 35 mm, produced by the British Transport Films Unit. Featuring Travelogues, Training Films and features on the Transport Industry in Britain, c1950-1986. Stored in canisters.

British Transport Films collection of photographs

1950-1986
Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 11 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal & Telecommunications Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Setting up and Complete Testing of D.C. Track Circuits (A.C. Immune) on Alternating Current Electrified Lines', c1960.

Setting Up and Complete Testing of D.C. Track Circuits (A.C. Immune) on Alternating Current Electrified Lines

1960
Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 69 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal & Telecommunications Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Setting up and complete testing of an Auto - Coupled Impedance Bond Track Circuit', October 1966.

Setting up and complete testing of an Auto - Coupled Impedance Bond Track Circuit

1966
Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 74 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Principles of Locationg Electrical Signalling Failures D.C. Track Circuits', c1960.

Principles of Locating Electrical Signalling Failures D.C. Track Circuits

1960
1954. Edited copy

U-Matic videotape 'Permanent way track maintenance'

There are two separate films assembled to be projected in training sessions. The first film is ‘The Deltic Locomotive’, produced by Napier Film Production around 1960. Colour film with optical soundtrack. This is an incomplete version of the film, focusing on the replacement of the engine unit, as there are splices directly in the print, likely made to shorten the film’s duration and focus on sequences relevant to training. The film starts with a Deltic locomotive in blue livery arriving at a maintenance shed or workshop. The locomotive is partially dismantled, one of the Napier Deltic engine is removed, a new engine is mounted, the connections are remade. The film includes wide shots of locomotive in the shed and many close-up shots of locomotive parts and workers dismantling or fitting in the parts. The engine shed workers are wearing white overalls. The film ends with the locomotive leaving the shed. Approximate duration: 6 minutes The second film ' Diesel Power on British Railways (Excerpts from British Transport Films)' is a film produced by British Transport Films in 1965. The film illustrates the range of diesel engine use on British Railways (freight, passenger transports), listing the benefits of diesel in comparison to steam locomotives, with emphasis on the cooperation between the railways and the locomotive manufacturing industry. The film concludes that diesel power on British Railways is building an economic, efficient and modern railway for Britain. Approximate duration: 6 minutes

16mm film, print, two films ‘The Deltic Locomotive’ and ‘Diesel Power on British Railways’

1960-1965
Two magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes, copies of 'Decimal Money and British Rail' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. There is a 'British Transport Films' label on both copies. One copy is marked 'Copy 33', the second is marked 'Copy 2' and 'Setting Targets' is also written on its case. They are pulsed copies, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copies of Decimal Money and British Rail

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of 'Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Construction Workers' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. On the case, this copy are marked '14'. This is a pulsed copy, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copy of Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Construction Workers

Booklet, "Lecture Notes for Film Strip 'Development of Railway Signalling'", British Transport Films, 1965. Folded sheets, good condition.

Lecture Notes for Film Strip 'Development of Railway Signalling'.

1965
Filmstrip, Railways through stamps, made by British Transport Films in 1964, serial BT668. A 35mm colour filmstrip comprising about 55 frames of stamps from around the world featuring railways. Accompanied by a booklet of lecture notes. Illustrated using a stamp album compiled by Frank Stacey.

Railways through stamps

1964
Booklet, lecture notes for the filmstrip Railways through stamps, published by British Transport Films in 1964, serial BT668. The 18 page booklet comprises 51 entries describing stamps from around the world featuring railways. The filmstrip was illustrated with stamps from Frank Stacey's collection.

Railways through stamps lecture notes

1964
Lecture notes for 'Track Circuit Maintenance Procedure A filmstrip in 43 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal and Telecommunications Engineering Department of British Railways'. Typed pages backed in card. Fair condition.

Track Circuit Maintenance Procedure

Lecture notes for a filmstrip in 38 frames, monochrome, made by British Transport Films in association with the Signal & Telecommunications Engineering Department of British Railways entitled 'Setting up and Complete Testing of a Single Rail A.C. Track Circuit in a D.C. Third Rail Traction Area', c1960's.

Setting Up and Complete Testing of A Single Rail A.C. Track Circuit in a D.C. Third Rail Traction Area

1960
Film produced by British Transport Films in 1956, about the Cross Channel Ferry service during the mid-fifties. This is a print (copy), black and white, sound. Duration: 25 minutes

16mm film, print (master) 'Link Span'

1956