Trains!

Join us for this programme of rarely screened short films, exploring the beauty, history and imagined futures of British railways, sourced from the rich collection of British Transport Films held at the BFI National Archive. From breathtaking studies of railway development since 1825 to the tantalising prospect of direct international rail travel, this programme also features a new work by emerging filmmaker and prolific train-goer Katie Edwards.

Hosted by filmmaker and film programmer Edward Smyth (The Golden Squacco Heron), the screenings will be followed by a discussion that examines the films from a neurodivergent perspective.

Train of Thought

UK 2026. Director Katie Edwards. 5min. Digital

Locomotion

UK 1975. Director Geoffrey Jones. 16min. Digital

An Introduction to the Diesel Train

UK 1959. 7min. Digital

Let’s Go to Birmingham

UK 1962. Director Jack West. 5min. Digital

Modelling for the Future

UK 1961. 5min. Digital

Overture: One-Two-Five

UK 1978. Director C. David Lochner. 7min. Digital

What’s Tops

UK 1974. Director Michael Crosfield. 19min. Digital

Railways for Ever!

UK 1970. Director Norman Prouting. 7min. Digital

Snow

UK 1963. Director Geoffrey Jones. 8min. Digital

Inter-City 1250

UK 1982. Director C. David Lochner. 4min. Digital

Channel Tunnel: Tomorrow’s Way

UK 1986. Director David Stevens. 23min. Digital

Relaxed screenings are presented each month for those in the neuro-diverse community and their assistants and carers. More detailed information can be found at bfi.org.uk/relaxed.

Tickets £4.

See our Station to Station: Kazuo Ishiguro’s Top Ten Train Films season.