Transport - Old and New

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1448A
Date Released
7 Mar 1957
Date Other
Mar 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Transport Old and New. DESCRIPTION: City of Truro, 4-4-0: the first vehicle in the world to do over a hundred, that was in 1904, has been brought out to haul specials for fans. The Paris Underground - the Metro - has the last word in stations, with up to date shops and attractive works of art to entertain you while you wait. Another transport innovation is a double decker bridge in Germany, the lower section being for slow moving traffic. A helicopter station is now in use by the Whirly-Bird service between Brussels and Paris. Each Airbus takes a dozen passengers direct in under 2 hours. SHOTLIST: LS of the City of Truro. CU of nameplate. Various shots of the locomotive moving along etc. Paris Underground - shots of people walking along platform. Shots of people looking at paintings which are on the platform. CUs of the paintings. Franklin D Roosevelt Station (Champs Elysee) opening ceremony - shots of train moving along with food and waiters on board. Shots of people drinking. LS of double decker bridge in Germany. The lower section is for slow moving traffic. The top section is for long distance traffic travelling between Hanover and Frankfurt. Shots of the traffic on both sections. Shot of sign Helibare de Paris. Shots of helicopter which is being used by the Whirly Bird Service to travel between Brussels and Paris. Passengers embarking onto the helicopter. Shot of the pilot in the cockpit. Shot of the helicopter taking off. Aerial shots. Aerial shot of the helicopter landing.
Keywords
Aviation; Railways; Transport
Locations
France; Paris; Germany
Footage sources
France
Germany
Wessex Film Unit
Card file number
69971
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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'Transport - Old and New', British Movietone News Issue No. 1448A, 7 Mar 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21539 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)