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Helmstedt Hold-Up

Date released

6 Feb 1950

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1079

NoS ID

016190

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Berlin Road Hold-Up. DESCRIPTION: Once again Allied traffic is being held up by the Russians. At Helmstedt, queues of lorries await passage through the Russian check point to get to...

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Story of the British Lorry, The

Producer

Ray Johnson

Subject

History; Transport

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £12.99

ntroduced by Lord Montague of Beaulieu, this video tells the story of the British lorry, using both archive and contemporary footage. The commercial vehicle is as old as the car itself. By the 1890s the...

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Heavy lorries may be banned from London (1984)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Dave Wetzel, Vice-Chairman of Transport for London, on the proposals to ban the use of heavy lorries in London to reduce lorry noise in the capital. Male interviewer not identified.

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Ocean Sound This Week No.34: Programme 34 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 34 Programme 34 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 14 June 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK...

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The British Library Newsroom

Date

20 May 2015, 09:29

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Article

In April 2014 the British Library opened its reading room for news. Its many features include a Broadcast News service with a growing library of recordings from 22 television and radio news channels. Dr Luke...

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Heavy lorries in London (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview with GLC Transport Committee Chairman Dave Wetzel reacting to the introduction of 38-ton lorries on London roads and on possible legal action. Interviewer not heard.

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Heavy lorries dangers and rail freight (1979)

Genre

Interview

Interview about the problems and dangers of heavy lorries on British roads and how to solve them including the need to increase the level of freight carried by rail. Male speaker and female interviewer not...

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EEC lorries proposals (1990)

Genre

Interview

EEC environment commissioner Carlo Ripa di Meana, on radical plans to reduce pollution levels from Europe’s fleet of lorries. Male interviewer not identified (surname is Fraser - poss. John Fraser?).

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Lorry weight limit extension (1981)

Genre

Interview

Interview with John Ockenden of the Road Haulage Association on the government announcement on the extension of the weight limit of heavy lorries with likely changes to the lorries including bunks for...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Heavier lorry legislation (1983)

Genre

Interview

Interview about the effect of the Government’s legislation allowing heavier lorries on UK roads. Male speaker and female interviewer not identified.

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