Liverpool - London Train Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1164
Date Released
24 Sep 1951
Date submitted
20 Sep 1951
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Liverpool/London Train Crash. DESCRIPTION: Tragedy occurred aboard the Liverpool-London express train recently, when it crashed at Weedon, Northants., The locomotive plunging down an embankment, derailing all fifteen coaches. It is feared that, at least, seven people were killed and many more injured. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. CU entangled wreckage of locomotive & train. Aerial, various of the wrecked train, over embankment.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Northamptonshire; Weedon
Card file number
56115
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Story extras:
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'Liverpool - London Train Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1164, 24 Sep 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17380 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)