Seaside Train Crash

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1525A
Date Released
28 Aug 1958
Date submitted
25 Aug 1958
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Train Crash. DESCRIPTION: Eastbourne station was completely blocked by the early morning collision, in which five people were killed, and some thirty injured. An express holiday train from Glasgow had run into an electric train, waiting in the station before leaving for London. The first two coaches of the electric train, thrown on to their sides on the platform were the point at which most of the casualties occurred. SHOTLIST: KS MS wreck. TS same. MS inside wreckage. GV wreckage. MS Lifting wreckage. MS rescue workers. CU wheels. MS same. MS wrecked coach. MS wrecked engine. MS lifting wreckage.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Eastbourne; England
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
74780
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Seaside Train Crash', British Movietone News Issue No. 1525A, 28 Aug 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22574 (Accessed 11 Jun 2025)