How the London Transport Board, with the aid of modern technology, is tackling the problems brought about by an ever increasing volume of traffic. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

In the heart of New York City stands Grand Central Terminal. Explore the magnificent secrets of this...

An amusing view of the machine that has taken the country by winter storm: the snowmobile, revving, ...

This short documentary shows how a city's water supply is purified at a filtration plant. The comple...

This short documentary offers a step-by-step account of a fast freight train on a run from Toronto t...

Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half...
Continuing the study of the normal tasks performed by a permanent-way gang, this film deals with the...
A transformer weighing 123 tons has to be moved to a remote site in Blaenau Ffestiniog. This documen...

A bus stop on an industrial highway in New Jersey becomes the focus of a timely and intimate examina...

The British Railways modernisation programme of the 1960s radically changed the rail network, and th...
The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI...
The Nine Road is the busman's name for one of London's oldest and most used bus routes, running betw...
Film charting the development of the London bus from 1829 to 1979, with the 150th anniversary of Shi...

Snow Warrior is a love letter to the splendour of winter. It captures the beauty of a northern city ...

In hand-built, double-hulled canoes sixty feet long, the ancestors of today's Polynesians sailed vas...
This 1996 documentary takes a nostalgic ride through history to present the experiences of Black sle...

THE STRAIT GUYS follows Czech-born mining engineer, George, and his fast-talking protégé, Scott, alo...

An urban documentary illuminating the struggles of pedestrians, bike and skateboard commuters in Cha...
This 2001 Nine special tells the story of St. Louis-based Trans World Airlines (TWA). The story of h...

800 million units circulate around the globe. It is the largest contributor to air pollution worldwi...