Tony Thompson

Overhaul

Tony Thompson

A guided tour of the once famous Aldenham bus overhaul works of London Transport in the 1950s.

Elizabethan Express

Tony Thompson

Alan Wheatley, Howard Marion-Crawford

Elizabethan Express is a 1954 British Transport Film that follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the East Coast Main Line. Although originally intended as an advertising short, it now acts as a nostalgic record of the halcyon years of steam on British Railways and the ex-LNER Class A4.

Any Man's Kingdom

Tony Thompson

Stephen Murray

A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

Wash and Brush Up

Tony Thompson

Number 73020, a standard Class 5 locomotive, has been in traffic for sixteen days, and goes back to the sheds for cleaning inside and out and a detailed mechanical check-up. A team of men, each with his special job, takes over. Before they are reassembled, the parts are inspected; then steam raising begins again. After vacuum tests by the crew, coal is taken on, water topped up, and less than twenty-seven hours after entering the sheds 73020 is back on duty.

Yorkshire Sands

Tony Thompson

Light verse and gay music make their own comment on the holidaymakers of the Yorkshire coastline. Between Tees and Humber thousands each year enjoy the sea and the sands, the funfair and the ballroom: for a row or romance, there's something for each!

Swift Water

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Dorothy Hannaford, Jasper Jewitt

Terry from London, on holiday in Devonshire, is introduced to sailing and bird watching on the River Dart.

Making Tracks

Tony Thompson

Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."

A Letter for Wales

Tony Thompson

Donald Houston

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

Cine Gazette No. 14: Do You Remember?

Tony Thompson

Part of BFI collection "London on the Move."

The Flock of Destiny

Leon Ding

Paul 'Maxx' Rinehart, Justin J. Wheeler

Tales from the salted egg temple presents The Flock Of Destiny, a hilarious animated comedy from the producers of Boonie Bears. When a historic treasured egg is left to the Kung-Fu chicken dojo to protect, the members must battle constant foes to keep the world safe from the awesome powers of the object.

The Travolators

Tony Thompson

Approximately 40,000 people use the Waterloo & City Underground line every day. For years they had walked to and from the platforms at the Bank by a steep passage known as the 'Drain'. But know, they can ride up and down on the first moving pavements in Europe - the Travolators. This film shows the construction of the Travolators which was achieved without disrupting normal traffic.