Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £200,000 Train Wreck

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
849A
Date Released
13 Sep 1945
Date submitted
4 Sep 1945
Date submitted
10 Sep 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: £200,000 Train Wreck. DESCRIPTION: A train which was carrying money for old age pensions and army allowances crashed into a ravine near Llangollen in North Wales. The driver was killed, the guard and fireman injured in the accident which was caused by ballast being washed from under the line. SHOTLIST: KS of wreckage. Various scenes of wrecked railway lines and carriages and of men clearing same. Various pans.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Llangollen; North Wales
Card file number
46057
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: £200,000 Train Wreck', British Movietone News Issue No. 849A, 13 Sep 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13559 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)