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250,000 PEOPLE

250,000 People (1934)

Masses of people gather to see, and walk through, the world's greatest tunnel.

BREAKDOWN SERVICE

Breakdown Service (1964)

A new fork lift breakdown truck is brought in to ease problems in the Mersey...

ITALY'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

Italy's Underground Railway (1939)

Good footage of workers building new underground rail network in...

THAMES TUNNEL HALVES MEET

Thames Tunnel Halves Meet (1959)

Construction of Dartford Tunnel - Kent and Essex ends of tunnel meets.

PARIS aka AIR RAID TUNNEL IN PARIS

Paris AKA Air Raid Tunnel In Paris (1939)

Footage of workers constructing a new air raid tunnel in...

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.

 

 

DOWN BELOW THE RIVER

Down Below The River (1934)

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

UNDER CALIFORNIA'S MOUNTAINS

Under California's Mountains (1938)

Men work on the Jacinto Tunnel beneath the mountains of Southern...

TUNNELLING UNDER THE THAMES

Tunnelling Under The Thames (1957)

Work starts on the main road tunnel which links Dartford, Kent with...

INS AND OUTS DOWN UNDER!

Ins And Outs Down Under! (1935)

We hurtle through numerous railway tunnels on our way to Barron Falls...

QUEENSWAY

Queensway (1934)

King George V opens Mersey tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead.

Selected Originals - AIR NEWS - U.S. NAVAL PLANES ATTACK KOREA COMMUNICATIONS

Selected Originals - Air News - U.S. Naval Planes Attack Korea Communications (1952)

Material...

MIRACLE HIGHWAY

Miracle Highway (1957)

Formosa builds a great roadway across deep canyons and through mountains.

NEW TUBE HALFWAY MARK

New Tube Halfway Mark (1965)

Work continues on the new Victoria Line underground tube network. Green...

TUNNEL OR BRIDGE?

Tunnel Or Bridge? (1961)

Pathe shows both sides of the Tunnel or Bridge argument over crossing the...

ROAD UNDER THE STRAND

Road Under The Strand (1964)

An old tram tunnel is converted to road use to speed up traffic in London.

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...

HEINENOORD TUNNEL OPENED

Heinenoord Tunnel Opened (1969)

Opening of new tunnel to complete the Delta route which connects...

NEW MACH 4 WIND TUNNEL

New Mach 4 Wind Tunnel (1960)

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

SOME TUNNEL!

Some Tunnel! (1932)

King Albert of Belgium visits the site of a new tunnel under the Scheldt waterway.

NEW YORK - LINCOLN TUNNEL

New York - Lincoln Tunnel (1937)

Tunnel in the middle of the city - New York.

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.

ELEVEN MILE BORE

Eleven Mile Bore (1937)

California Power Companies built tunnel in mountains.

BLASTING A TUNNEL THROUGH MOUNT JACINTO

Blasting A Tunnel Through Mount Jacinto (1938)

Explosion through Mount Jacinto completes the water...

£2,000,000 PER MILE! aka £2 MILLION PER MILE

£2,000,000 Per Mile! AKA £2 Million Per Mile (1952)

Construction work in Venezuela to build a...

Selected Originals - £2,000,000 PER MILE!

Selected Originals - £2,000,000 Per Mile! (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "£2,000,000...

HARNESSING A WHIRLWIND

Harnessing A Whirlwind (1957)

Latest in British aircraft research.

2 PRESIDENTS OPEN TUNNEL

2 Presidents Open Tunnel (1965)

Presidents of Italy and France open road tunnel under Mont Blanc...

DRIVING? TEACH 'EM YOUNG

Driving? Teach 'em Young (1965)

A new play centre teaches children road safety. Camden Town, London.

TUNNEL LINK-UP

Tunnel Link-Up (1962)

The Italian and French sides of the Mont Blanc Tunnel meet in the middle and...

CHUNNEL WILL BE FIRST RATE - MARPLES

Chunnel Will Be First Rate - Marples (1964)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples inspects plans for the...

NEW ROAD, NEW TUNNEL

New Road, New Tunnel (1963)

A look at new section of the M6 motorway, and new Dartford Tunnel.

TONE UP RAIL FLYER

Tone Up Rail Flyer (1966)

Electric trains provide fastest service between London, Liverpool and...

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...

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...

NEW BRIDGE TUNNEL OPENED

New Bridge Tunnel Opened (1964)

Opening of the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel in Virginia.

UNDERGROUND NAZI FACTORY UNCOVERED IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Underground Nazi Factory Uncovered In Czechoslovakia (1966)

Underground Nazi factory found in...

HOMETOWN - LIVERPOOL

Hometown - Liverpool (1959)

A brief view of the local buildings and important sights

THAT CHANNEL TUNNEL

That Channel Tunnel (1936)

Various shots of William Low's design for a Channel Tunnel.

WIND TUNNEL

Wind Tunnel (1955)

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

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...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 31

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 31 (1935)

A farmers drag hunt, a tunnel through avalanche...

130 MILLION GUILDERS UNDER WATER

130 Million Guilders Under Water (1957)

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