Mersey Tunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2225
Date Released
24 Jan 1972
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Pearce Commission
  2. 2One Million Unemployed
  3. 3Miners Strike
  4. 4Mersey Tunnel
  5. 5Highland Fling
  6. 6Sealand Hovercraft
  7. 7Pipesmoker

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mersey Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: The second half of the ‘New’ Mersey tunnel has just been opened up. A 1,000 horse power ‘mole’ cutter, cuts its way from the Wallasey side toward Liverpool. SHOTLIST: GV traffic going through mouth of Mersey Tunnel. GV inside tunnel. CU medal, pan to engineer. MS engineer being presented with medal. MS group of people walking through new tunnel. MLS officials watching from balcony. LS Mole in action. CU cutter of Mole. MLS officials and engineers cheering. MS Mole cutting through rock.
Keywords
Engineering
Locations
Cheshire; Lancashire
Card file number
97827
Credits:
Camera
Keith Medley
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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