Gas Turbine Truck

Series

Series Name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

53

Date Released

1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Civic Trust
2. 2Gas Turbine Truck
3. 3Bridget St. John

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: The jet age comes to trucking... London Line shows film of the historic moment the very first jet aircraft left the ground, and its current direct descendant - the first ever gas turbine truck designed for the production line has been shown in London by British Leyland.

Keywords

Transport; Motor vehicles; Road transport; Fuels; Design

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/53

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Commonwealth Affairs Office

Sponsor

Foreign Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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