ONLINE VIDEO - About Us

ONLINE VIDEO was created by Wilf Watters in 1985. Through new and exciting technology, Wilf realised he could bring his and other people's transport films to a far wider audience. In 1990, Martin Jenkins began working with Wilf. Their first joint tape was TRAMS BY THE SEASIDE. Together they produced over 100 videos including several with commentaries in different languages. Their final collaborative tape was released in December 2006.

Wilf Watters
Born and raised in London, Wilf joined the BBC in 1958 as an electrician eventually becoming Picture Editor TV News - a post he held until he retired. With a life-long interest in films and cinemas, Wilf took his first 9.5mm movies in 1954 going on to take thousands of feet of transport-related subjects, especially railways. Wilf is the sole proprietor of ONLINE VIDEO, meeting all production costs, and still films many transport subjects; he is also a keen railway modeller. He will continue to produce videos in the future especially to raise funds for the Kent and East Sussex Railway,

Martin Jenkins
Born and raised on Merseyside, Martin first worked for the BBC in 1967 eventually becoming Chief Producer, Drama (Radio). He has been interested in trams ever since he can remember taking his first black and white photos in 1951 and his first cine films in 1959. He has travelled extensively photographing and filming trams, trolleybuses and steam trains. He is co-author of THE STREETS OF LIVERPOOL, THE TRAMWAYS OF BIRKENHEAD AND WALLASEY and MERSEY FERRIES, VOLUME 2 - WALLASEY FERRIES.
As Chairman of Online Transport Archive he is now devoting a great deal of time to this UK registered charity the principal aim of which is to conserve and preserve collections of transport films, slides and negatives.