Express is Derailed at Stafford

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
159
Date Released
20 Jun 1932
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Express Derailed Near Stafford. DESCRIPTION: Tragic rail crash causes many serious casualties when engine plunges down embankment. SHOTLIST: Elevated shot of wreckage. Engines on same clear wreckage. Various close shot of parts of wreckage. Men clear same. Elevated shot of railways officials and spectators crowding round. Cranes beside same. Various close shots of wreckage again. Men walking along line. Examine wreckage. Close shot of crane at work.
Keywords
Railways; Accidents and disasters; Engineering
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1863
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Express is Derailed at Stafford', British Movietone News Issue No. 159, 20 Jun 1932. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3674 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)