US Train Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1390A
Date Released
26 Jan 1956
Date submitted
24 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Train Disaster. DESCRIPTION: Heavy casualties were suffered when a two carriage Los Angeles train overturned. Twenty nine passengers were killed and almost everyone on board suffered injury. SHOTLIST: MS wreckage. Various shots of twisted track. CU train overturned. CU rear of train. Various shots of the wreckage.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
United States of America; Los Angeles
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
65773
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'US Train Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 1390A, 26 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20689 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)