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EUROPEAN HIGHWAY NUMBER 3

European Highway Number 3 (1950-1959)

European Highway number 3 in Germany.

 WIND TUNNEL INSTALLED AT BEDFORD

Wind Tunnel Installed At Bedford (1957)

Various shots of the building of a large wind tunnel in...

TO REPORT PROGRESS

To Report Progress (1927)

Civic leaders pose in oilskins and sou'westers on a visit to the Mersey...

A NOVEL RAILWAY

A Novel Railway (1933)

A large model railway in a garden is featured.

SQUEEZING FOR SAFETY

Squeezing For Safety (1933)

Incomplete story featuring a wind tunnel - woman with an umbrella is blown...

TUNNELLING UNDER THE THAMES

Tunnelling Under The Thames (1958)

Great scenes of the building of the Dartford Tunnel under the River...

NEW MERSEY TUNNEL

New Mersey Tunnel (1968)

Building of new traffic tunnel under the River Mersey.

 

 

TWO NEW WIND TUNNELS

Two New Wind Tunnels (1960)

Item showing two new wind tunnels in Warton, Lancashire.

STORM WATER TUNNEL

Storm Water Tunnel (1965)

A tunnel is built to reduce the danger of flooding in Bristol.

DOWN BELOW THE RIVER

Down Below The River (1934)

Great footage of the nearly completed Mersey Tunnel between Liverpool and...

TUNNEL THROUGH MOUNTAIN

Tunnel Through Mountain (1964)

Engineers in Hong Kong finish tunnelling through a mountain to create a...

BRITISH PASSENGER TRAIN

British Passenger Train (1969)

British rail uses working model to demonstrate their train of the...

Selected originals - VICTORIA LINE OPENED

Selected Originals - Victoria Line Opened (1968)

Material relating to newsreel story "Victoria Line...

NEW MACH 4 WIND TUNNEL

New Mach 4 Wind Tunnel (1960)

Item showing new Mach 4 wind tunnel at Warton in Lancashire.

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

The Channel Tunnel (1957)

Bleriot plane taking off and in flight over Channel, and people waving...

SAINT GOTHARD RAIL TUNNEL

Saint Gothard Rail Tunnel (1962)

Cars travel through tunnel on railway cart.

TUBE TAKES NO TRAVELLERS

Tube Takes No Travellers (1932)

Great footage of the Post Office's 'Mail Tube', stretching from...

ALOFT OVER ALASKA!

Aloft Over Alaska! (1940)

Road engineers fly over Alaska in preparatory work for a new highway.

THE BOY'S DREAM

The Boy's Dream (1931)

Large and complex model railway in a Hertfordshire garden.

ELEVEN MILE BORE

Eleven Mile Bore (1937)

California Power Companies built tunnel in mountains.

WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER TUNNEL

World's Longest Underwater Tunnel (1927)

The Liverpool to Birkenhead tunnel.

BLASTING A TUNNEL THROUGH MOUNT JACINTO

Blasting A Tunnel Through Mount Jacinto (1938)

Explosion through Mount Jacinto completes the water...

HARNESSING A WHIRLWIND

Harnessing A Whirlwind (1957)

Latest in British aircraft research.

BLACKWALL TUNNEL

Blackwall Tunnel (1967)

Leader of the Greater London Council, Desmond Plummer, opens Blackwall tunnel....

UNDER LONDON TRUNK TELEPHONE

Under London Trunk Telephone (1968)

A look around trunk telephone exchange in disused Underground...

UMBRELLA BRIDGE REMOVED

Umbrella Bridge Removed (1968)

Temporary bridge at Oxford Circus, that diverts traffic while Victoria...

Selected originals - JUMBO JET

Selected Originals - Jumbo Jet (1970)

Material relating to newsreel story "Jumbo Jet" - 70/5.

WIND TUNNEL TEST PROPELLORS FOR GIANT PLANES

Wind Tunnel Test Propellors For Giant Planes (1945)

Large aeroplane propellors are tested in a wind...

LOUIS ARMAND ENTERS FRENCH ACADEMY

Louis Armand Enters French Academy (1964)

Channel tunnel engineer Armand is welcomed at a ceremony as...

UNDERGROUND NAZI FACTORY UNCOVERED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Underground Nazi Factory Uncovered In Czechoslovakia (1966)

Underground Nazi factory found in...

WIND TUNNEL

Wind Tunnel (1955)

Model aircraft are subject to various pressures at the De Havilland Aircraft Co.

CHANNEL TUNNEL - YES OR NO?

Channel Tunnel - Yes Or No? (1957)

Investigation into prospects of building undersea link between...

DELTIC DIESEL aka DELTIC TRAIN

Deltic Diesel AKA Deltic Train (1962)

A look at how the diesel engine is replacing the old steam train...

OPERATION PLUTO

Operation Pluto (1945)

Huge petrol pipeline was constructed under English Channel to supply troops on...

130 MILLION GUILDERS UNDER WATER

130 Million Guilders Under Water (1957)

Queen Juliana of Holland opens Europe's most modern tunnel...

QUEEN OPENS NEW TYNE TUNNEL

Queen Opens New Tyne Tunnel (1967)

Queen Elizabeth II opens road tunnel under the River Tyne.

NATURE CONQUERED!

Nature Conquered! (1932)

Mighty explosions in the Boulder Canyon, Colorado begins work on the Hoover...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 135

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 135 (1940)

Wind resistance on model cars, a car driven backwards and an...

NEW LINCOLN TUNNEL UNDER HUDSON RIVER LNER

New Lincoln Tunnel Under Hudson River Lner (1938)

Opening of the new Lincoln Tunnel under the...

CHANNEL TUNNEL

Channel Tunnel (1968)

A look at plans for a Channel Tunnel, plus some other ways of getting across.

LATEST ON CHANNEL LINK

Latest On Channel Link (1963)

Hopes for the Channel link renewed in England and France.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 380 - DELTIC DIESEL, PRAM RELAY and ATOMIC POWER...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 380 - Deltic Diesel, Pram Relay And Atomic Power... (1962)

Out...

THE RAILWAY TODAY

The Railway Today (1960)

New machinery and technology in use on modern railways around Britain.