Colombian Railroad (1957)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. Colombian railroad. C/U map of the American Continent , zoom in to C/U of Colombia. L/S of paddle steamer river boat. Shots of men unloading railway lines from barge and loading onto truck. C/U pencil point tracing their route of the new railway on a map. Various shots men hacking their way through jungle. C/U man in tropical attire using a theodolite. C/U bulldozer pulling heavy earth moving machine. Aerial shots of the railroad before completion. Various shots of workmen laying sleepers and rails. M/S train passing camera. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Emp