Rail (1967)

"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of top priority. Geoffrey Jones recorded a rapidly disappearing world of everyday steam travel, with its labour-intensive rail workforce : some of the footage in "Rail" (recognisable from "Snow") dates from around 1962.

Released Jan. 1, 1967 14 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: tmdb.train, tmdb.steam-locomotive, tmdb.short-film, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Geoffrey Jones (Films), British Railways Board, British Transport Films

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English