To Build an Island's Future

Sir John Betjeman reminisces about the phasing out of the mainline steam operation.

Conwy's bridge, castle and station glide past, as if in a dream, in this beautiful phantom train ride film (no ghosts but apparently no train either) from 1898.

A grand parade of locomotives to celebrate 100 years of railways and the world’s first passenger trains

A sentimental sale or simply for profit? British Railways sells off the history that doesn't fit with the swinging sixties.

A heartfelt cry on behalf of the world's litter-baskets.

Enjoy this charming film from Trevor White which charts the birth of the Bluebell Railway - from the germ of an idea into a fully functioning steam railway

A last gasp for the British Army's cavalry: the skilled horsemen of the Leicestershire Yeomanry perform for a local audience.

A well-staged exit of workers from a Leicestershire manufacturer for the transport industry.

Victorian women workers (and a few men) hasten through the gates of the hosiery works after their shift.

The stars of Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet are reunited on stage for the first time since 1968 as part of the BFI and British Council’s Shakespeare on Film.

The skies above Redhill are abuzz with planes as the fliers of Surrey's Tiger Club perform an aerial show for the crowds below

Tony Mitchell captures a variety of events during Jubilee year - including day trips to Brighton and a bunting covered London as well as an accident at an airshow

Bournemouth. A holiday resort that’s got the lot. Sunshine, sandy beaches, gardens, shops, fine dining and entertainment - with sports stars and a few beauty queens thrown in

The roads around Portsmouth are about to be transformed with concrete and steel in this 1970 film from W J Evans.

A Tory MP and his wife meet their female battalions in a tour of Southampton's wards - while Stanley Baldwin lends his own support at an outdoor fete