Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Two Railway Crashes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
866
Date Released
7 Jan 1946
Date submitted
3 Jan 1946
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Two Railway Crashes. DESCRIPTION: NORTHWOOD - Two Metropolitan trains crashed in dense fog. LICHFIELD - The fish train on the Fleetwood to London run crashed into a passenger train which was stopped in the station. There were about twenty fatalities and many injuries. SHOTLIST: KS GV crashed train at Northwood, material shot under foggy conditions. Various shots of the smashed Underground Metropolitan line train, also wreckage strewn over the lines. Workmen repair track, laying sleepers etc. Lichfield: LS of track shows station strewn with wreckage, also over the tracks. Various shots taken from all angles. Workmen repair the lines. Into camera shot of steam train passing over new track, past wreckage etc.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Northwood; Lichfield
Card file number
46346
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
67
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Two Railway Crashes', British Movietone News Issue No. 866, 7 Jan 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13679 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)