CLASS 30 TRACKWAY TRIALS, AUGUST 1966 [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: CLASS 30 TRACKWAY TRIALS, AUGUST 1966 [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: BFM 545
  • Other titles: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: In a yard at the Amphibious Experimental Establishment, Class 30 trackway is unrolled by hand, and is then turned it over on the flat (towed by a Royal Navy Land Rover) to test its durability. Various other tests are carried out including further rolling and the removal of individual slats. A bobbin is attached to a Michigan tractor dispenser.
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  • Alternative Title: AMPHIBIOUS TRIALS AND TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL MARINES [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: Colour
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  • Object_Number: BFM 545
  • Sound: Silent
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  • Production Date: 1966-08
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 325 ft; Running time: 9 mins
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