Rolling the Freight

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions...

It was one of the greatest heists in British history. £3 million – worth over £40 million today – stolen from a moving train...

This is the incredible story of the men and equipment that battle the long cold winter months against the impossible odds to keep this historic...

First transmitted in 1969, this documentary follows the construction of the world’s most advanced underground system. Macdonald Hastings...

The Ashtabula train disaster and bridge collapse was the worst train disaster of the 19th century, claiming the lives of 97 people. The engineering...

After shooting more short films and documentaries, Deschanel wrote, directed and shot Trains, a short film that won the Silver Bear at the 1976...

This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow...

This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.

During its nine-month-long season, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express makes over 60 journeys, covering 150,000 kilometres, with the majority of trips...

A colourful miscellany of footage from both sides of the Pennines.

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.

This rich, historical documentary captures the story of the high-speed, electric transit system that sparked the growth and development of Puget...

Just as the original hobos of the early 20th century were scorned the mainstream of society, so too are today's train riders. FREELOAD is a dive into...

As the modernisation of London Underground continues, long serving A-Stock and C-Stock trains have been withdrawn from service, and their differing...

An audio-visual essay, which reflects upon & compares metro systems around the world. It is an exploration of a world inside the world as well as...

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...

Somewhere in the world right now--much closer than you think--people are playing with trains. You might not see them at first, but they're there. In...

Short documentary on the shunters in the Darling Island, Sydney, Australia railyard. Filmed in 1977.