Channel Tunnel Research

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1558A

Date Released

16 Apr 1959

Date Other

Apr 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Wedding
2. 2Title Fight
3. 3Channel Tunnel Research
4. 4Lord Montagu Married
5. 5England V Scotland
6. *Youth Week

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Channel Tunnel Research. DESCRIPTION: A tunnel under the sea between France and Britain has long been some people’s dream. Now, more research is being undertaken. Boreholes are being sunk to obtain specimens of rock and soil beneath the sea-bed. SHOTLIST: GV ship (key). LS White Cliffs of Dover. MS ship an anchor. MS name. MS platform being handled at side of ship. LS men handling drill. CU same. MS winch being lowered. CU same. CU winch operator. SS drill being lowered from platform into water. CU same in water.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Environment; Engineering

Locations

England; English Channel

Card file number

76921

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

Len Waldorf

Length of story (in feet)

35

Story extras:

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