High Speed Surface Train

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2495

Date Released

27 Mar 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Boat Race
2. 2High Speed Surface Train
3. 3The Race of Champions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: High Speed Transport. DESCRIPTION: A Parliamentary Observation team visit Kawasaki in Japan, to see the developments the Japanese have made with their High Speed Surface Train. The train runs on an elevated guide-rail and is propelled by a linear-induction motor. SHOTLIST: MS Japanese High Speed Surface Vehicle. CS Union Jack. CS Japanese flag. MS vehicle with men round it. CS Linear Induction Motor. CS electro magnets. SV controls. CS mechanic. CS brake. MCS mechanic tightening screws. MS ditto. CS guide rail. LS ditto. MS British observation team push vehicle to mechanics stopping it. Shots hand shaking. MS exterior control tower. Shots controls being operated. MS vehicle moves along track slowly. MS guide rail. CS speedometer. MS vehicle along track. MS from interior tower to vehicle. CS speedometer nearing 100 km. Pan vehicle past camera.

Keywords

Railways

Locations

Japan; Kawasaki

Footage sources

Japan

Card file number

77/51

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

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