RE’s Blow Up LMS Viaduct by Numbers

Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

225A

Date Released

25 Sep 1933

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gordon Richards is Still Ambitious
2. 2RE’s Blow Up LMS Viaduct by Numbers
3. 3Scott Paine’s Racer Burst into Flames

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RE’s Blow Up LMS Viaduct By Numbers. DESCRIPTION: Travis Folly, worn out by age and disuse, offers scope for experimental blasting at Matlock. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the viaduct. Close shot of the RE’s preparing the charges of dynamite. Close shot setting the charge. Shot of small explosion on the bridge. Other shots preparing the charges. Another explosion. Shot of rubble lying across the railway line. Shot of the wrecked bridge.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Explosions; Engineering; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2596

Length of story (in feet)

119

Story extras:

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