Telescopic Tugs

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/79

Date Released

29 Sep 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Telescopic Tugs
2. 2London Bridge
3. 3Highway in the Sky
4. 4Automatic Car Parking
5. 5The Citycar
6. 6Arrival of Ghanaian Soldiers
7. 7Solar Eclipse
8. 8World Hairdressing Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 8

Summary

Telescopic tugs - new vessels which lighten the traffic problem of the swing bridges in London’s docks by retracting wheelhouses and masts, and sliding underneath.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

London

Credits:

Camera

Cedric Baynes

Length of story (in feet)

82

Story extras:

Film clip

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Phone

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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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