Aerotrain

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2145A

Date Released

16 Jul 1970

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aerotrain. DESCRIPTION: Newsmen take a trip in France’s experimental aerotrain the speedy monorail vehicle which could revolutionise inter-city commuting. On the twelve miles of experimental track near Chevilly, the aerotrain reaches speeds of nearly two hundred miles an hour. SHOTLIST: GV aero train. SV ditto. CU propeller. SV. CU, LV (3 shots) people board aero train. SCU man closes door. CU controls (interior). CU propeller starts. SCU driver at controls. SV aero train pulls away. CU pan ditto. LV pan aerotrain across countryside. GV interior. LV pan aerotrain passes. GV passengers inside. SV speedometer. SV pan aerotrain speed past observation pit. TV & LV (2 shots) aerotrain on turntable. LV & big LV aerotrain moves off. Air to Ground (2 shots) aerotrain along track. SV aerotrain towards, Air to Ground, aerotrain through forest. LAS aerotrain speeds towards & past. Air to Ground aerotrain along track.

Keywords

Railways; Transport

Locations

France; Chevilly

Footage sources

France

Card file number

96161

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

144

Story extras:

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