Learning on ScreenRoad Research Laboratory
Series
- Series Name
- This Week In Britain
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Britain’s Road Research Laboratory is the largest in the world. It’s set in a 250 acre site in Berkshire which includes a three mile test track. Every aspect and problem of road transport is continually under research. Michelle Brown looks at some of the latest experiments in road safety and efficiency.
- Researcher Comments
- Includes footage of an experiment designed to find the best ways of loading special rail wagons to carry vehicles through the proposed Channel Tunnel. NB: Information gathered from the Australian version
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Road transport
- Written sources
- COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 936/644
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Michele Brown
- Cutter
- T. Wedgwood
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Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
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