Forward to First Principles

There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the geography, history, economy, and the life of a nation, but already there existed primitive railways for moving coal and other minerals from the pits and quarries to navigable water and roads. This film scans the present and the past to show those economic principles governing the early railways have been rediscovered as a basis for modern freight trains.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

31 minutes

Year:

1966

Director:

John Rowdon

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Company:

British Transport Films

Cast:

Commentator (voice)

Crew:

Director

Cinematography

Music

Cinematography

Editor