Quiet Diesel

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

48

Date Released

1970

Length of issue (in feet)

458

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Knitting Steel
2. 2Jewels Of Our Time
3. 3Quiet Diesel
4. 4Hoverpallet
5. 5Computer In Psychiatry

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

COI synopsis: Diesels are not the quietest of engines, and research shows that continual noise affects the ability of drivers. New methods are being used to damp down the sound without affecting the power or the cost.

Keywords

Science and technology; Motor vehicles; Engineering

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 36 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/48

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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