Uphill - On Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2071
Date Released
10 Feb 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Uphill - on Water. DESCRIPTION: To link the Marne and the Rhine, a dramatic new Barge Lifter on a French Canal cuts out 17 locks and saves eight hours on the journey. SHOTLIST: GV barge on canal in Zorn Valley in France. MS barge enters tank of barge-lifter. 4 shots ditto. MCU wheel house of barge. MS control room of barge-lifter. MS gates slide down on container. MS operator in control room of barge-lifter. LS barge lifting machine. MS counter weights in action as tank moves up. 4 shots ditto. MS tank carrying barge up incline. MS gates at top of incline viewed from barge. MS ditto. GV barge carrying machine. MCU operator in control room. MS barge released from tank of barge lifter. MS barge steams away from camera.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Engineering
Locations
France; Zorn Valley
Footage sources
France
Card file number
94398
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Uphill - On Water', British Movietone News Issue No. 2071, 10 Feb 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27740 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)