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Groundwork for Progress, Short Movie, 1959

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Allis-Chalmers HD-10

Allis-Chalmers HD-3

Caterpillar D-Series

1955 Ford Fairlane Victoria

Fowler Challenger 3

1956 Gradall M-2460

International Harvester BTD-6

1954 Land-Rover 86'' Series I

LeTourneau-Westinghouse Tournapull

1935 Rolls-Royce 20/25 h.p.

Ruston-Bucyrus 19RB

Ruston-Bucyrus unknown

1954 Standard Vanguard Phase II

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◊ 2017-10-18 21:27

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27 minute film about the technologies of (re)building railways, taken from
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British Transport Films Volume 3: Running a Railway (2-DVD set); can be seen here, review here.

Probably an internal training film so some boring bits, but overall fairly interesting and several very well filmed sequences so worth watching if big-scale civil engineering floats your boat.

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Lots of theodolites

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Late 1950s Health and Safety strategies

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Britannia rail bridge to Anglesey before 1970s rebuild

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