THE 5TH RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GROUP RE REPLACE A DEMOLISHED BRIDGE OVER THE ORNE AT CAEN (PART 3) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE 5TH RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GROUP RE REPLACE A DEMOLISHED BRIDGE OVER THE ORNE AT CAEN (PART 3) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: A70 105-8
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  • Summary: Continued coverage of 926 Bridge Company RE's work on dismantling the rocker of the old railway bridge carrying the Caen-Cherbourg railway line over the Orne at Caen.
  • Description: Using oxy-acetylene torches, engineers cut away sections of the rocker's cross members. With the momentary slackening of its holding lines, the rocker slides off the central pier and drops into the river, much to the surprise of everyone in the immediate vicinity.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: A70 105-8
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1944-07-30
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Directorate of Public Relations, War Office (Production sponsor) Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Johnson, John Norman (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Engineers, Bridging Coy 926 (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: engineering, military, British: bridge repair (object name) equipment, British military - engineering: oxy-acetylene torch (object name) Orne (River), France (geography) Caen-Cherbourg Railway, Caen, Calvados, France (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: None
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Footage: 197 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    A70 105-8

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