Hop on a Hoverbus
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hop on a Hoverbus. DESCRIPTION: If you’re going to the North Wales coast for your holidays, then hop on a Hoverbus for a new seaside venture. This model, the VA3, carries 24 passengers and two crew members in luxury air-cushion comfort. Mr Leslie Colquhoun, the maker’s operation manager, was the man at the controls for the world’s first public Hoverbus service between Rhyl and Wallasey, across the Dee Estuary. SHOTLIST: GV Rhyl. CU sign Hovercraft Service. People boarding Hoverbus. CU ticket. MS woman gets on. CU propeller. GV Hoverbus starting journey. Men at controls. CU controls. GV Hoverbus. People inside Hoverbus. Hoverbus. Hoverbus landing. Crowd. People get off Hoverbus. Hoverbus.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Transport
- Locations
- North Wales; Rhyl; Wallasey
- Card file number
- 84784
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Jim Godfrey
- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 131
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