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  1. Burrowers, The (1994 Video)

    Director
    Neil Harris
    Producer
    Bob Thorpe
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at a new machine for digging tunnels, which can burrow safely through ground previously considered impenetrable.

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  2. Great Bore, The (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Emery
    Subject
    Drama; Engineering
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., Free loan

    A drama-documentary about the Channel Tunnel and the Thames Tunnes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel returns from the dead to inspect, admire and assess the Channel Tunnel before it is opened by the Queen. He...

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  3. Hard Rock (1983 Video)

    Producer
    Robin Brightwell
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the problems encountered during the digging of a five-mile tunnel to carry excess water in winter from the River Derwent in Derbyshire to a new reservoir at Carsington. Follows the miners...

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  4. Kingsway: New Tunnels Below the Mersey (1974 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows techniques used in the construction of parallel twin-lane traffic tunnels under the Mersey, with details of construction and problems to be overcome.

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  5. Low Speed Wind Tunnel (1973 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 14 min. 1000 Hz pulse. 1 second duration.; 43 slides. col.

    Describes the low-speed wind tunnel as used in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Lanchester Polytechnic. The layout and operation is covered on a general basis along with examples of scale models...

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  6. Ladder Drilling at Loch Awe (1960 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    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...

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  7. Under the River (1959 Film)

    Director
    R K Neilson-Baxter
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The construction of the Severn tunnel and a record of the unique group of six Cornish beam engines which kept the tunnel free of water for over 70 years before being replaced by electric pumps. The...

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  8. Guided Boring

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 40 minutes), £49.00

    The technology of guided boring has revolutionised methods of installing underground pipes and cables. No longer is it necessary to dig trenches which disrupt traffic, upset commerce and inconvenience entire...

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