Transport Topics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1621
Date Released
27 Jun 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Fire Tragedy
  2. 2Royal Highland Show
  3. 3Transport Topics
  4. 4Freak Crash
  5. 5Cool, Real Cool

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Transport Topics. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the Cushioncraft, which will carry bananas, without bruising, from plantation to river. It’s hoped to use the first, fully-tested Cushioncraft in the Cameroons. Evidence of British Railways’ progress in their stream-lining and modernisation programme is the new Diesel-Electric Pullman train. It’s a luxury express with improved comfort, such as double windows; with adjustable venetian blinds between the panes of glass, adjustable armchairs, and smooth, almost silent travel. Transport topics in the Royal Armoured Corps are rather different, but the armour is extremely impressive. This tank can lay bridges, and our pictures show a Centurion Bridge-layer in action. The demonstration was being given at the RAC Centre in Dorset. Of particular interest was the Australian Malkara guided rocket, fired by the Guided Weapon Wing of the Corps. SHOTLIST: LS cushioncraft (key). HAS same. CU notice ‘Cushioncraft’. MCU friction wheel drive. MCU same. MCU circumference compressor. MS rear propeller. MS same. MCU pilot at controls. MCU craft rises from ground - pan up - pilot. LS craft hovering. MS same. HAS same. LAS same. Slip pan. LS driver boards train (diesel-electric Pulman). CU driver waves from cab. CU emblem. CU driver at controls. MS track through train window. MS interior dining car. CU man adjusts blind. MCU same. LS train passes at speed. GV Tank comes over crest of hill. LS Centurion Bridge laying tank. CU foreign officer. LS tank laying bridge. CU officers. LS tank laying bridge. CU officers watching. CU same. MCU same. LAS men prepare missile. MS same. LS same on launching pad. GV rocket launched.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Railways; Business and commerce; Military
Locations
England
Card file number
80517
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Camera
John Davies
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
221
Story extras:
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