Broad Waterways
Broad Waterways
1959, English. Directed by Ken Fairbairn.
'Water', says the transport man, 'is lovely stuff' - and the development plan for British Waterways is based on this belief. The film shows parts of the plan in action, then goes to the N.E. Division, where a skipper is taking 110 tons of newsprint from Hull to Nottingham. 'As a drink', says the transport man, 'you may not think much of it. But used like this...'
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- 0h 24m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1959
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Broad Waterways runs 24 minutes (0h 24m).
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Broad Waterways isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1959. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Broad Waterways?
Broad Waterways (1959) was directed by Ken Fairbairn and stars John Longden.