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FATAL EXPRESS COLLISION

Fatal Express Collision (1929)

Wreckage from a collision between a night mail train and a locomotive at...

THE GAS PERIL

The Gas Peril (1921)

The devastating results of a gas explosion are shown as we see the wreckage of three...

TERRIBLE PIT DISASTER

Terrible Pit Disaster (1923)

A rescue party attempts to reach trapped miners after a pit disaster in...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1923)

Pit head collapses in Glasgow wrecking wagons and winding gear, luckily no one is...

MUNITION FACTORY DISASTER

Munition Factory Disaster (1924)

A look at the devastation caused by an explosion in a munitions...

THE BIG LANDSLIDE

The Big Landslide (1925)

Men clear the tons of earth which have collapsed into a railway cutting in...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1925)

Many men help to clear the railway line after a landslide has blocked the way in...

 

 

THE AUTO AMBULANCE

The Auto Ambulance (1925)

A new auto ambulance uses a crane to lift cars and a truck to take them away.

TRAIN DISASTER SCENES AT KILLESTER aka TRAIN DISASTER - KILLERSTER

Train Disaster Scenes At Killester AKA Train Disaster - Killerster (1922)

Various scenes of...

EXPRESS TRAIN SMASH

Express Train Smash (1929)

Wreckage of two trains after head on collision. Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

CRANE CRASHES ON BUILDING

Crane Crashes On Building (1961)

Crane crashes on building and killing three people in Melbourne.

PEACE HATH HER HEROES

Peace Hath Her Heroes (1927)

Welsh Colliery disaster: rescue teams emerge from pit.

SHIP EXPLODES aka WRECK OF THE

Ship Explodes AKA Wreck Of The "Dorcas" (1920)

An explosion wrecks the boat "Dorcas" and causes the...

SCOTTISH COLLIERY DISASTER

Scottish Colliery Disaster (1922)

Mining disaster at the Stirling Coalfield, Scotland.

£300,000 FIRE

£300,000 Fire (1923)

£300,000 worth of damage is caused by a fire in a skin factory in Scotland.

136 MINERS KILLED

136 Miners Killed (1925)

The flag at a Ruhr coalmine is flown at half mast in memory of 136 miners...

UNLUCKY TRIAL TRIP

Unlucky Trial Trip (1930)

German liner the "Europa" runs ashore on a mudbank at Hamburg. Germany.

ENTOMBED BOY SNATCHED FROM DEATH aka ENTOMBOS BOY

Entombed Boy Snatched From Death AKA Entombos Boy (1957)

Miners work round the clock to dig out a...

HYDROGEN EXPLOSION IN NAGOYA

Hydrogen Explosion In Nagoya (1953)

A 15 ton hydrogen tank exploded causing damage to a factory in...

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN - 1942

Bundles For Britain - 1942 (1942)

Sorting clothes in a depot & sinking cargo ship, crew saved.

1932'S FIRST RAILWAY WRECK

1932's First Railway Wreck (1932)

Scenes of damage at the site of a French railway crash.

CROYDON TRAIN CRASH MANY KILLED

Croydon Train Crash Many Killed (1947)

Many are killed in railway crash in South Croydon.

NATIVE RED CROSS WORKERS

Native Red Cross Workers (1928)

Teams of South African Red Cross workers compete in annual mine...

LIKE A LAND MINE

Like A Land Mine (1929)

Footage of devastation caused by bomb explosion in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and...

MINING

Mining (1938)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story about a mining disaster - could be Markham or Barnsley.

MINING ACCIDENT - BARNSLEY

Mining Accident - Barnsley (1938)

Scenes at a mining disaster at Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

AIR MAIL PLANE CRASH

Air Mail Plane Crash (1920)

An air mail plane crashes in North London, narrowly missing several houses.

NORTH DEVON HIGH AND DRY

North Devon High And Dry (1921)

A torpedo boat is left high and dry on a pebble ridge in Devon after...

£40,000 DAMAGE                                                                 ...

£40,000 Damage ... (1921)

The...

WORLD'S MOST TERRIBLE EXPLOSION

World's Most Terrible Explosion (1921)

We see the wreckage of the Baden dye works in Germany, and the...

GRAIN DESTROYED - CAPE TOWN

Grain Destroyed - Cape Town (1938)

A pipe bursts in a grain elevator and workers try to save the wheat...

COLLIERY DISASTER

Colliery Disaster (1925)

Footage of miners at Pendleton Colliery in Lancashire where 8 were killed in...

CARDIFF AFTER THE FIRE

Cardiff After The Fire (1926)

Fire destroys a fruit and vegetable market in Cardiff.

CORNISH TIN MINE DISASTER

Cornish Tin Mine Disaster (1919)

Shots of the Broken shaft at the Levant Tin Mine in Cornwall that...

MINERS DRAMATIC RESCUE

Miners Dramatic Rescue (1964)

Workers are rescued after collapse of roof in French limestone mine.

MINING DISASTER CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Mining Disaster Czechoslovakia (1946)

52 miners killed in Kohinoor mine, near Most. Czechoslovakia.

VIKING AIRLINER CRASH

Viking Airliner Crash (1950)

Officials search through debris after Viking aircraft crash at London...

ABERFAN

Aberfan (1967)

Various footage from Aberfan one year on after the mining disaster.

SAFETY STRAPS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Safety Straps Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

Construction and pylon workers...

HEARD ... MILES AWAY!

Heard ... Miles Away! (1932)

Scenes of destruction following an explosion at a chemical works.

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

BIG CITY BLAZE!

Big City Blaze! (1932)

Firemen in London tackle a large burning warehouse.

"Like An Earthquake" (1930)

An explosion in a Yorkshire chemical factory killed 12 and injured hundreds.

MARKHAM PIT DISASTER

Markham Pit Disaster (1938)

People wait for news of relatives after an explosion at Markham Pit.

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

Southend-On-Sea (1921)

An item showing Southend pier after it has been struck by a ship, the "Violette",...

UNWELCOME VISITOR REMOVED

Unwelcome Visitor Removed (1921)

The ship, Violette, which crashed into the pier at Southend-on-Sea, is...

CLEVER AMATEUR FIREMEN

Clever Amateur Firemen (1921)

Flax Mills are saved from destruction by the company's own fire brigade...

PARIS £3M FIRE

Paris £3m Fire (1921)

Pictures of the Paris department store Grand Magasins du Printemps after it has...

GALLANT DEVON FISHERMEN

Gallant Devon Fishermen (1921)

Fishermen who rescued the crew of a wrecked seaplane receive Board of...