High Speed Gas Main

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1900A

Date Released

4 Nov 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Time to Reconsider
2. 2Trouble at the Front
3. 3High Speed Gas Main
4. 4Vietnam - Ordeal of Plei Me
5. 5Schooner Anticipates Launch!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Speed Gas Main. DESCRIPTION: A new gas main - part of a 40 mile link between London and the South Coast, crosses the River Medway. The most ambitious project of its kind ever undertaken in Britain. SHOTLIST: Air to ground gas main pipe to point where it goes into the River Medway. MS controller talking into a two way radio-phone. TS pan along gas main pipe. MS white overalled site foreman giving instructions. TS gas main pipe. MCU controller picks up two way radio-phone and speaks into it. TS gas main pipe. CU pipe and buoyancy tank. CU pipe passing over a roller. MS ditto. CU pipe enters the River Medway. MS ditto. CU ditto. MS pipe and buoyancy tank entering the water. CU pipe passing over a roller. MS pipe entering the water. MS man inspecting pipe entering the water. MS pipe entering the water.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

90387

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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