Work in Progress

Work in Progress is a 25-minute documentary which is part of the British Transport Films Collection. It was made in 1951 and covers various aspects of British Transport as described below. Tunnel through the Pennines First is a piece on a third tunnel being excavated under the Pennines at Woodhead, Derbyshire, estimated to take three years to complete. Tunnelers are shown being lowered into a ventilation shaft, from where they use shovels to dig out blasted rock. Road haulage in Scotland Second topic is the work of British Road Services in Campbeltown, Scotland. Marshalling in Cambridgeshire