Chunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1810
Date Released
10 Feb 1964
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chunnel. DESCRIPTION: The Channel Tunnel has just hit the headlines again following the announcement that Britain and France have decided, in principle, to go ahead. Its reported that a double tunnel could handle around seven thousand cars an hour. Of course, there’s nothing new about the idea, work on a pilot shaft was stopped around eighty years ago when the military objected. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MCU man working on model. MCU same. CU pan model cars along roadway. ES same. CU two men watching. GV cars approaching train. CU pan cars onto train. GV pan train into Calais end of tunnel. CU same. CU cross section tunnel and train through same. MCU same. CU man working in existing tunnel. MCU same. CU same. CU man wadding through water in tunnel. GV pan train out of English end of tunnel. CU cars off train. CU survey ship in Channel. GV platform over side of ship. GV pole through platform. CU same. MCU man working winch. CU pulley revolving. CU man at winch. MLS platform over side of ship. CU pole revolving into sea. GV survey ship.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Transport; Engineering
Locations
France; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Movietone Library
Card file number
87888
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Chunnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 1810, 10 Feb 1964. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25426 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)