Edgar Anstey Movies

A 200-ton transformer is moved by road from Hayes, Middlesex, to Iver, Bucks. Behind the story of the journey there is another tale: the problems...

A poet's eulogy to his beloved mode of transport.

A compilation film about the complex railway systems of Great Britain, demonstrating the work and individual responsibilities of many departments.

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage...

The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

Building a new harbour at Port Talbot - it’s a man’s world in which the only females are a dredger and two seafaring vessels.

Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

A BAFTA award winning documentary focussing on how drivers are trained to drive new electric trains in the UK.

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

The film version of Dr. Richard Beeching's plan for the re-shaping of British Railways, showing some of the problems involved, the research...

Impressions of a great city from daybreak to dusk. A roving camera and smooth theme music say more than words. London's traditional sights -...

The film's contents are as follows: Merry-go-round coal trains - between collieries and power stations; Motorail; stations - Birmingham New St.,...

Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...