Initial release 1967 (United Kingdom) Film series Snow Film Series | Release date 1967 (1967) Producer Edgar Anstey | |
Music by Wilfred JosephsDaphne OramMarcus Dods (conductor) Nominations BAFTA Award for Best Short Film Similar Momma Don't Allow, The Finishing Line, Mam, Mrs Peppercorn's Magical, The Short & Curlies |
Rail is a short 13.5 minute documentary film made by Geoffrey Jones for British Transport Films between 1963 and 1967, prompted by the success of Snow. The "pure cinema" film illustrated the transition from steam powered locomotives to diesel and electric traction which was taking place during that period.
Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film in 1968, it took four years to make, during which time British Railways changed their livery which required Jones to modify his plans for the film on his return from filming Trinidad and Tobago in 1964.
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