| COAL CABLE CAR A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7029 | |
| Catalog #: | 49707 | |
| Clip Number: | 49707-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 159 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:25 - 01:40:39 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Cargo & Freight Handling INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Coal & Coke LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | COAL CABLE CAR (aka CABLE RAILWAY) A cable car system transports buckets of coal from Kent colliery to Dover harbour. From the Kentish Colliery to over the Harbour. M/S as big buckets are filled with coal and set off on their journey by cable car. Various shots as they pass by the central powerhouse. Various shots as they make their way along. L/S of the cable cars near cliff edge. M/S as one enters tunnel to Dover harbour. L/S of cable car and white cliffs of Dover in background. M/S as the buckets empty into bunkers on the pier. A man pushes a bucket on its return journey of 7 miles. L/S pan across the cable cars at the harbour. | |
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