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  1. Long Load Safety

    Date released
    3 Oct 1966
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    66/79
    NoS ID
    112240
    Story no
    1 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Keep death off the roads is the purpose of a new anti-jackknife device for articulated vehicles. An impressive demonstration of the new invention shows its value as a potential life-saver.

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  2. Anti-Jacknife Device

    Date released
    6 Jul 1967
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    654
    NoS ID
    121893
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: A lorry speeds across a rainsoaked skid-pad, the brakes squeal and the articulated trailer swings round wildly out of control. It’s a demonstration of jacknifing put on by Fred Hope of...

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  3. Jackknife - Killer of the Roads

    Date released
    3 Oct 1966
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1948
    NoS ID
    026608
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Jack Knife - Killer of the Roads. DESCRIPTION: The fearful Jackknife effect, when an articulated lorry skids out of line, causes thousands of fatalities every year. The British Safety...

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  4. Bubble Car

    Date released
    6 Apr 1970
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2131
    NoS ID
    028254
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Car (Bubble Car). DESCRIPTION: A Bubble car of the future - the Automobile - causes a sensation in the Paris traffic. Multi-directional wheels on articulated legs enable it to...

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  5. Commercial Motor Show

    Date released
    26 Sep 1974
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2364A
    NoS ID
    030488
    Story no
    4 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commercial Motor Show. DESCRIPTION: The dream of the long distance lorry driver comes true, for amongst the highway leviathans are a coach load of bunny girls. SHOTLIST: Angle shot girl...

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  6. Main Line Juggernaut

    Date released
    27 Aug 1973
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2308
    NoS ID
    030026
    Story no
    2 / 3

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Main Line Juggernaut. DESCRIPTION: A double-bottom articulated lorry combination demonstrated by ‘Motor Transport’. SHOTLIST: SV lorry (Volvo) pan with it to emergency stop. SV VIPs...

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  7. Colour: Commercial Motor Show

    Date released
    28 Sep 1972
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2260A
    NoS ID
    029574
    Story no
    3 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Commercial Motor Show - in Colour. DESCRIPTION: The Commercial Motor Show comes to town bringing the truck driver luxury and cabs that make driving a pleasure. SHOTLIST: GTV pan...

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  8. SUPPLY VEHICLE

    Date released
    Dec 1963
    Series name
    Mining Review 17th Year
    Issue no
    4
    NoS ID
    346231
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: A new heavy diesel underground supplies vehicle which can carry 4 tons of supplies and equipment. NCB Commentary - There is a great deal of equipment needed to work a coal face and the...

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  9. THE BIG PUSH

    Date released
    Apr 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    345781
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: the new British tractor, the Vickers-Rolls-Royce VR 180, on opencast sites. NCB Commentary - Opencast coal continues to play a big part in our fuel supply. With production running at 200,000...

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