US Train Wreck

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1317

Date Released

30 Aug 1954

Date submitted

26 Aug 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Weather Spoils Harvest
2. 2Miss Great Britain
3. 3US Train Wreck
4. 4Errand of Mercy
5. 5New Mine Destroyer
6. 6A Dog’s Life
7. 7Ride’em Cowboy
8. 8War on Gnats
9. 9Mecca Pilgrimage
10. *Southport Flower Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Train Crash. DESCRIPTION: A recent rail crash in Illinois left the train looking rather like a giant snake on the track. A fault on one of the front coaches is believed to have caused this accident which resulted in the loss of four lives and many injured. SHOTLIST: Aerial shot of train. Various scenes of the wreckage.

Keywords

Railways; Accidents and disasters

Locations

United States of America; Illinois; Lomax

Footage sources

United States of America

Card file number

61707

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

42

Story extras:

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