Rail

Overview

"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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1967

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Geoffrey Jones (Films),British Transport Films,British Railways Board

Director

Geoffrey Jones

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0779756