New Forth Bridge
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Forth Bridge. DESCRIPTION: One of the most famous and most beautiful bridges in the world, the old Forth Bridge, was built for rail traffic only. Road traffic has had to be served by ferries. But, in a few years, all that will be a thing of the past. For the Secretary of State for Scotland, Mr John Maclay, is seen in these pictures, turning a valve to set a pile-driver in action: the first pile for the new road bridge to be built a short way up-stream. SHOTLIST: GV Forth Bridge. MS end of Forth Bridge. Elevated shot train going over. Same closer. GV cars queue up for ferry. MS ferry. GV Forth Bridge with ferry passing. GV people watch. CU Mr John Maclay turns valve. BS same - pile driver starts. Slip pan to GV photograph of new bridge. Slip pan to MS men handed drinks. CU workmen drinking. Same. MS same.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Vehicles; Railways; Transport; Ceremonies; Road transport; Engineering
- Locations
- Scotland
- Card file number
- 75585
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- John Charles Elder
- Length of story (in feet)
- 71
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How to cite this record
'New Forth Bridge', British Movietone News Issue No. 1538A, 27 Nov 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22723 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)