Severn Tunnel

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2159A

Date Released

22 Oct 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Blyth Sets Sail
2. 2Severn Tunnel
3. 3Six-Hour Boat Race
4. 4Saloon Car Race
5. 5National Kart Championships

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Severn Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: A progress report on the two and a quarter mile tunnel being driven under the Wye and Severn to carry high voltage cables linking the electrical grid systems of England and Wales. SHOTLIST: GV construction site. SCU sign Severn Wye cable tunnel. GV cranes & hoists etc. SV pan to shot looking down shaft. Shot looking up shaft pan down to workers in tunnel. SV water pumping machinery. SV men working machinery pan away. CU part of machinery. SV towards & past man driving truck containing rubble. SV 2 shots machinery. SV water coming from pipe. SV truck driver smoking then discarding cigarette. CU sign warning laser light do not look into beam. SCU pan man driving truck. BV ditto. LV down tunnel pan to LV down next tunnel.

Keywords

Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Engineering

Locations

United Kingdom; River Severn

Card file number

96457

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

110

Story extras:

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