VHS videotape 'Underground Iron The building of a railway'

Made:
1986 in Hong Kong

Film 'Underground Iron The building of a railway', video recorded on VHS Fuji Super HG E-60, with MTRC printed label. English PAL version. Film about the construction of the MTR Island line, in 18 months, with the Island line opening on 31 May 1985. Opening credits: The Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation presents "Underground Iron: The Building of a railway", Copyright MCMLXXXVI MTRC (1986). End credits: Written, photographed and directed by Neil Forsyth; Associate producer Tony Turner; Narrated by Matthew Oram. Duration: 42 minutes

Details

Category:
Moving Images
Object Number:
2024-671
Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
7.7 in x 4 in x 1 in
type:
vhs

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