Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: South Croydon Train Smash
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Southern Railway Train Crash - Special. DESCRIPTION: There was a death roll of nearly 30 when two trains crash in fog near to Croydon. SHOTLIST: KS GV of smashed trains. Various shots of wrecked carriages, telescoped coaches, salvaging workmen busy extricating. Small crowd stands in roadway looking on. Men clearing line.
- Local distribution only
- Special
- Keywords
- Railways; Accidents and disasters
- Locations
- Croydon; Surrey
- Card file number
- 49362
- Credits:
-
- Camera
- David Prosser
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 65
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: South Croydon Train Smash', British Movietone News Issue No. 960, 27 Oct 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14742 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)