French Aerotrain Full Scale Test (1969)

France. MS. New French high speed monorail train called aerotrain seated on top of its concrete structure. Various shots of the engineers milling around looking at the ’aerotrain’ and then they go onboard with others for the first full scale test run. MCU. The giant propellor starting to rotate and gather speed. MS. Pan as aerotrain pulls away along concrete stricture through flat field. LS. Aerotrain moving at speed. MS. Empty interior of aerotrain showing seating arrangements. (F/G) Date found in the old record - 22/09/1969. 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), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957),