| OFF WITH OLD, ON WITH NEW Britain's biggest mobile car crusher in Stratford, and new road laying machine in Newark. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5956 |
| Catalog #: | 160965 | |
| Clip Number: | 160965-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 65/65 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:56 - 01:43:32 | |
| Location: | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Roads & Highways LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England TRANSPORTATION: Highways TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE: Junk/Scrapyards | |
| Description: | OFF WITH OLD, ON WITH NEW Britain's biggest mobile car crusher in Stratford, and new road laying machine in Newark. Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. M/S as crane lifts car across to Britain's largest mobile crusher. M/S crane operator. M/S as car is dropped into crusher and grab from crane smashes it down. M/S as sides of crusher move in. Various good shots as the car is crushed whilst people stand and watch. M/S hydraulic ram pushing it into a square. M/S as magnet picks it up and lifts it away. Latest road laying machine constructs new Cromwell bypass near Newark, Nottinghamshire. Various shots section of road being prepared for concrete. M/S reinforcement metal being laid. C/U as the sections of the metal are wired together. C/U Minister of Transport Tom Fraser with Frank Small. M/S of the new road laying machine. M/S concrete being emptied into bin, pan to show concrete on conveyor belt. Various shots of the machine as concrete pours off the conveyor belt onto road surface. C/U man at controls, pan to concrete on road with rake spreading it. M/S Mr Fraser and others watching concrete being spread. C/U as Fraser talks to machine operator. M/S of the machine. M/S of the concrete being spread. C/U of the tracks of the vehicle moving along over completed section of the road. M/S's of the machine sprayer operating. M/S cars going along completed part of the road past uncompleted section. | |
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