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Journey Times
 

Travel and transport on film

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This collection of titles (and the illustrative clips that accompany them) offers a snapshot of the different ways that various forms of transport have been represented on screen, as well as examples of how the concepts of travel, journeys and transport itself have themselves inspired filmmakers throughout the 20th century.

The collection also supports the joint Transport for London and The Times BFI London Film Festival project, Journey Times, an innovative filmmaking project that aims to encourage young people to express their ideas about travel and transport and enhance their understanding of the work of TFL.

You can download the TFL Journey Times pack by following the link on the right hand side.

Don't forget to visit the Creative Archive, where a selection of extracts from a number of titles are available to download for free.

Related Films and TV programmes

Thumbnail image of Between the Tides (1958)Between the Tides (1958)

A study of the animal and plant life of Britain's shores

Thumbnail image of Boy and Bicycle (1965)Boy and Bicycle (1965)

Ridley Scott's first film as director: a day in the life of a schoolboy truant

Thumbnail image of Elephant Will Never Forget, The (1953)Elephant Will Never Forget, The (1953)

Classic documentary marking the end of London's tram system

Thumbnail image of Finishing Line, The (1977)Finishing Line, The (1977)

Shocking film intended to deter children from vandalising railways

Thumbnail image of Gallivant (1996)Gallivant (1996)

Typically idiosyncratic voyage round Britain with Andrew Kötting and family

Thumbnail image of Journey into Spring (1957)Journey into Spring (1957)

Springtime in the Hampshire village of Selbourne

Thumbnail image of Let's Go To Birmingham (1962)Let's Go To Birmingham (1962)

A speeded-up journey from London to Birmingham

Thumbnail image of Overture One-Two-Five (1978)Overture One-Two-Five (1978)

An impressionistic study of Britain's then-new high speed train

Thumbnail image of Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

A tram's eye view of turn-of-the-20th century Ealing

Thumbnail image of Snow (1963)Snow (1963)

Stunningly shot and edited meditation on trains in winter

Thumbnail image of Terminus (1961)Terminus (1961)

Celebrated study of 24 hours in the life of Waterloo Station

Thumbnail image of Trip on the Metropolitan Railway, A (1910)Trip on the Metropolitan Railway, A (1910)

Enthralling journey on an Underground tube train

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