Title:CLASS 30 TRACKWAY TRIALS, INSTOW BEACH, AUGUST 1966 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFM 561
Other titles:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Laying of Class 30 trackway on beach from a dispenser mounted onto a Michigan tractor.
Description: Cameraman's slate "4-8-66 Trial Trackway Run II Michigan Dispense". The tractor, with a bobbin of trackway attached, reverses onto an LCM(9) (L701) before driving off again. The bobbin is inspected by members of REME and the trackway is prepared for laying. The end of the roll is tucked under the front wheels of the tractor, which then droves forward, laying the track as it proceeds. A large number of children watch. After the track is laid, the tractor manually reverses (slowly) and the trackway is manually winched back onto the bobbin by several personnel.
Alternative Title:AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
