Britain’s New Motorway

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

58/25

Date Released

27 Mar 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Cinema Tax Must Go
2. *Unusual Aircraft
3. *Marathon Wire-Walker
4. *New York Fire
5. *Weightlifters of the World
6. *Britain’s New Motorway
7. *International Motor Cross

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

Work starts on the biggest single road project ever undertaken in Britain - the 70 mile double track London to Birmingham motorway to be completed in 19 months.

Local distribution only

Overseas

Keywords

Transport

Locations

England; United Kingdom

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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