Train Crash Kills Twenty-Nine, Injures One Hundred and Fifty

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1738
Date Released
27 Oct 1947
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flying Boat Ocean Rescue (First Pictures)
  2. 2French Elections Bring New Crisis
  3. 3Train Crash Kills Twenty-Nine, Injures One Hundred and Fifty
  4. 4King Unveils Memorial to His Father
  5. 5Motorists Protest Basic Cut

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
Worst ever train smash on Southern Railway near South Croydon claims twenty-nine victims. Over one hundred people are injured.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Library number
16570
Credits:
Camera
Arthur W. Farmer
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
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