Woolwich Autostacker 1961

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Woolwich Autostacker 1961

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Woolwich Autostacker
Clip Duration: 01:10
The film shows an experimental automated multi-storey car-park, the Auto Stacker, built in Woolwich in 1961. Unfortunately the automated system never functioned properly and the ‘Auto Stacker’ was demolished just a year after it opened. Clip is taken from Prison on Wheels (1961).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bnyf4

Scooters
Duration: 01:14
The 1960s saw a rise in the popularity and ubiquity of the motor scooter. Many models were designed and sold with women in mind. Clip is taken from Scooter Commuter (1962).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01bnyhg


These clips are from:
Britain on Film Series 2, Road, Rail and Runways
5/10 Documenting the unprecedented upheavals in Britain's transport systems during the 1960s.
First broadcast: 24 Jun 2013

Some good clips of 1960's roads and cars including several Mk1 Mini's in this BBC4 episode. 8-)
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Re: Woolwich Autostacker 1961

Post by mk1 »

That "Auto Stacker" clip is great I remember seeing an almost identical automated car park on Captain Scarlet when I was about 6 :-)
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