Train into River

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1529
Date Released
22 Sep 1958
Date submitted
18 Sep 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Quemoy Under Fire
  2. 2Soviet Display
  3. 3Train into River
  4. 4Transport on Parade
  5. 5The Young Idea
  6. 6HMS Bulwark to the Rescue

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Train Into River. DESCRIPTION: It happened when a span of a bridge had been raised to allow a ship to pass under. Two diesel engines and two coaches plunged into Newark Bay, New Jersey, and a third coach was left hanging precariously from the bridge. The crowded, rush-hour suburban train, taking people to work, had mysteriously gone straight past the warning signal. Many passengers were injured, and some forty people died in the accident. SHOTLIST: LS coach hanging in water. Same. MS same. CU same tilt to water. MS coach in water tilt to bridge. MS coach dangling in water. LS coach slides into water.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; New Jersey
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
74992
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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