Rail

"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.

Genre: Documentary ,

Country: United Kingdom ,

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

Type: movie

Duration: 0h 14m

Quality: HD

Release: 1967-01-01

Rating: 7.3