Transport of British bubble chamber across the Jura mountains

The complete vacuum-tank assembly, including the chamber body, expansion system, thermal shields, etc., was transported from the Rutherford Laboratory to CERN in May 1963. A low maximum speed was enforced to prevent undue vibration of the more delicate parts, and the physicist in charge kept a bicycle pump ready to ensure that the pressure in the inflatable sealing gaskets was always sufficiently high to prevent vibration of the thick glass windows of the chamber. The lorry with its 30-ton load is seen here in France, coming through the Jura mountains .