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Signs of Danger

Date released

29 Nov 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1747A

NoS ID

024897

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Signs of Danger. DESCRIPTION: Multiple crashes on the M1 underline the urgent need for a danger warning system, one of which was recently demonstrated at Brands Hatch. When arriving at...

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New By-Pass

Date released

14 Apr 1960

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1610A

NoS ID

023561

Story no

5 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New By-Pass. DESCRIPTION: Dr Charles Hill (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) opened the new By-Pass, and after the brief and simple opening ceremony, he and officials were the first...

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Accident Auto-Alarm

Date released

17 Apr 1966

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

66/31

NoS ID

112041

Story no

6 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

Lord Montagu in a vintage car tries out the latest Motorway safety inventions.

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Motorway on Stilts

Date released

14 Nov 1963

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

63/92

NoS ID

110933

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip

Overhead section of planned road to South Wales looks like peep into future.

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Motorway

Date released

1960

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

30

NoS ID

328271

Story no

1 / 1

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Britain’s "Autobahn"

Date released

23 Jun 1958

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

58/50

NoS ID

108212

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

Progress on the London to Yorkshire motorway - Britain’s first autobahn-type trunk road.

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Queen in Birmingham

Date released

15 Apr 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2184A

NoS ID

028797

Story no

5 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Queen in Birmingham. DESCRIPTION: The Queen opens a new £33 million Inner Ring Road development in Birmingham. It was the first Royal visit to Birmingham for eight years...and as usual...

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Crash Barriers & Hitch Hikers

Date released

31 Aug 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2152

NoS ID

028466

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Crash Barriers. DESCRIPTION: To reduce the terrible toll of head-on collisions, the Government has authorised the spending of some four million pounds to build crash barriers along the...

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The Road Ahead

Date released

15 Apr 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1767

NoS ID

025059

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Road Ahead. DESCRIPTION: The Bypass at the Buckinghamshire town of Slough has now been opened by the Minister of Transport, just in time to meet the Easter rush. Across the Channel,...

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Great North Road Grows Up

Date released

3 Aug 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1678A

NoS ID

024211

Story no

2 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great North Road Grows Up. DESCRIPTION: Very different from the remainder of that misnamed highway is this new motorway section. It’s part of the plan to bring the A1 up to A1...

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