Locomotive Jubilee

A musical illustration of life where road traffic chaos breeds anger and frustration, but the rail network is fast, smooth and relaxing

This stunning film by Eric J. Sparks, features a variety of steam and electric action for fans of the Southern Railway - from luxury Pullmans to humble shunters at Brighton works

Trying (but failing) to avoid the jokes about curled up sandwiches, John Swallow finds out if the food's really as bad on the West Coast Main Line as people say it is.

With the railway line gone the only access to Consall Forge is via a private toll road. Will the tiny Staffordshire hamlet survive?

Dr Beeching has ensured that the last train has now departed from Kineton so what is there to do but drink tea and enjoy the quiet life?

Through blazing sun and monsoon rain new British built diesel locomotives keep communications open on the far off island of Ceylon.

An Edwardian Bolton Wanderers football team file onto a threadbare pitch

Workmen clean an oversized bottle perched on a factory chimney. At lunch, two beers are delivered to them by helicopter.

Liverpool students run riot for the annual rag race

PM David Lloyd George gets outdoors, hoeing potatoes in Criccieth, Wales

Travelogue following the historical route taken by Pilgrims from Winchester to Canterbury.

A terrible beauty: impressive early TV history programme looks at Ireland 1913-23.