News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1738

Date Released

27 Oct 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Flying Boat Ocean Rescue (First Pictures)
• 2. French Elections Bring New Crisis
• 3. Train Crash Kills Twenty-Nine, Injures One Hundred and Fifty
• 4. King Unveils Memorial to His Father
• 5. Motorists Protest Basic Cut

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

Worst ever train smash on Southern Railway near South Croydon claims twenty-nine victims. Over one hundred people are injured.

Keywords

Railways; Accidents and disasters

Library number

16570

Credits:

Camera

Arthur W. Farmer

Length of story (in feet)

71

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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