Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: London Express Derailed

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
593A
Date Released
17 Oct 1940
Date submitted
Oct 1940
Date submitted
14 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Train Smash at Wembley. DESCRIPTION: The London bounded Liverpool Express was derailed when it hit a barrow which had accidently fallen on the line. SHOTLIST: Scenes of disaster, various angles of cranes lifting carriage from wrecked loco.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39885
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
31
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: London Express Derailed', British Movietone News Issue No. 593A, 17 Oct 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11211 (Accessed 17 Jun 2025)