Ladder Drilling at Loch Awe

Synopsis

Shows how the Swedish ladder drilling method was applied by the British contractors George Wimpey and Co Ltd in driving the 3-mile long Inverawe tunnel which is a principal element of the Loch Awe hydroelectric scheme in the west of Scotland.
2nd-year mining machinery courses or courses in mine development (drilling techniques).*

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 14 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1960

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Engineering

Keywords

civil engineering; construction engineering; tunnels

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

PO Box 79

Phone

01442 61201

Fax

01442 234791

Address

Swallowdale Lane
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Herts
HP2 7HA