The “George Bennie“ Railplane! (1930)

Full title reads: “Milngavie, Nr Glasgow. The ’George Bennie’ railplane! Novel method of high speed transport.... claimed to be cheaper, faster and safer .... successfully tried out.“ Milngavie, Nr. Glasgow, Scotland. People climb steps to get to raised platform to board this new form of transport. They are welcomed as they get on board. This strange form of transport passes the camera. It appears to be a suspended monorail system with the carriage driven by a propellor at either end. Various shots of the George Bennie Railplane. It looks very futuristic. Mr Bennie explains the machine to those standing listening. 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), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.