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Forward to First Principles

1966-01-02 Documentary 31mins

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.

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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.

  • Released
    1966-01-02
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    31mins
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    British Transport Films

Crew

John Rowdon
Director
John Rowdon
Writer
Edgar Anstey
Producer
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John Rowdon

John Rowdon

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