Severn Tunnel

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2159A
Date Released
22 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Severn Tunnel. DESCRIPTION: A progress report on the two and a quarter mile tunnel being driven under the Wye and Severn to carry high voltage cables linking the electrical grid systems of England and Wales. SHOTLIST: GV construction site. SCU sign Severn Wye cable tunnel. GV cranes & hoists etc. SV pan to shot looking down shaft. Shot looking up shaft pan down to workers in tunnel. SV water pumping machinery. SV men working machinery pan away. CU part of machinery. SV towards & past man driving truck containing rubble. SV 2 shots machinery. SV water coming from pipe. SV truck driver smoking then discarding cigarette. CU sign warning laser light do not look into beam. SCU pan man driving truck. BV ditto. LV down tunnel pan to LV down next tunnel.
Keywords
Vehicles; Industry and manufacture; Engineering
Locations
United Kingdom; River Severn
Card file number
96457
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
110
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Severn Tunnel', British Movietone News Issue No. 2159A, 22 Oct 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28538 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)