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Road Research Laboratory

Date released

1971

Series name

This Week In Britain

Issue no

644

NoS ID

328885

Story no

1 / 1

COI synopsis: Britain’s Road Research Laboratory is the largest in the world. It’s set in a 250 acre site in Berkshire which includes a three mile test track. Every aspect and problem of road transport...

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Real and Simulated Villages (1996 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. silent. col. 7 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

The entrances to three villages - Craven Arms, Hermitage and South Warnborough, all with experimental traffic calming features, are reproduced on the TRL Driving Simulator. Shows ‘drive through’ video of...

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Nairobi - York Trailers

Date released

Jan 1970

Series name

Parade

Issue no

74

NoS ID

327324

Story no

1 / 5

COI synopsis: Assembly of British road trailers in Kenya, where long distance road transport is rapidly expanding.

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The Road

Date released

2 Nov 1933

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

648

NoS ID

333316

Story no

5 / 5

NoS synopsis: New Wonder Road at Bristol

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Stitch in Time, A 1 (1993 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Describes how the performance of paved roads in tropical and sub-tropical climates differs from that of similar structures in temperate climates. Illustrates the more common forms of road deterioration and...

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Looking at Transport

Date released

1956

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

15

NoS ID

349280

Story no

1 / 1

BTF synopsis: The design of London Transport’s trains and vehicles, buildings, equipment and furniture reveals a style which is charateristic of the whole undertaking, a style which this film shows dates...

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Car Sick (1994 Video)

Subject

Social welfare

Distribution

Sale (BBC), Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p) (BBC)

Michael Palin, president of the pressure group Transport 2000, argues that we must completely rethink our approach to transport, since the present trend for more and more cars and roads cannot continue....

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Overhead Conductors

Date released

1948

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

3

NoS ID

349258

Story no

1 / 3

NoS Summary - An illustration of the lubrication of trolley bus wires. NoS synopsis: We are shown the mechanism which lubricates overhead wires with a graphite solution. It is drawn by a special lorry, which...

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World’s Largest Lorry

Date released

31 Mar 1930

Series name

Gaumont Sound News

Issue no

31

NoS ID

353391

Story no

2 / 5

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Mortlake. Three Men Clain Long Service Record

Date released

1947

Series name

Cinegazette

Issue no

1

NoS ID

349248

Story no

4 / 7

NoS synopsis: Mortlake bus garage employees Dick Port, ‘Nazzer’ Hall and ‘Stiffy’ Sharp are followed to work and interviewed whilst they carry out maintenance work on a bus. Between them they have...

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