Tracked Hovertrain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2280
Date Released
12 Feb 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tracked Hovertrain. DESCRIPTION: New hovertrain on 104 mph test run, near the village of Earith, Cambridge. SHOTLIST: SLV hovertrain on track near village of Earith, north of Cambridge. SV pan to BV as train starts away and accelerates past camera. GV towards hovertrain at speed, pan to BV as it passes camera.
Keywords
Railways
Locations
Huntingdonshire; Earith
Card file number
98842
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Tracked Hovertrain', British Movietone News Issue No. 2280, 12 Feb 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29768 (Accessed 21 Jun 2025)