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SAILING SHIP KEELS OVER IN PORT

Sailing Ship Keels Over In Port (1923)

Good pictures of a sailing ship which has keeled over in a...

ABLAZE AT SEA  aka TANKER ABLAZE

Ablaze At Sea AKA Tanker Ablaze (1920)

A story showing a ship with a burning cargo of petrol.

LINER ON THE ROCKS

Liner On The Rocks (1947)

The liner ship Wanganella goes aground on treacherous rocks in Australia.

WORST AIR CRASH

Worst Air Crash (1953)

The wrecked Globemaster aircraft.

TERRIBLE CHAR -A- BANC DISASTER aka TERRIBLE CHARABANC DISASTER

Terrible Char -A- Banc Disaster AKA Terrible Charabanc Disaster (1926)

Train ploughs into...

YORK SHEFFIELD EXPRESS TRAIN SMASH & CUTS

York Sheffield Express Train Smash & Cuts (1926)

Curious onlookers look at wreck of smashed railway...

EXPRESS TRAIN DISASTER

Express Train Disaster (1927)

Shots of the twisted wreckage following a train crash.

 

 

SOUTH COAST EXPRESS WRECKED

South Coast Express Wrecked (1927)

Scenes of cranes lifting twisted wreckage and following a train...

CROWDED EXCURSION TRAIN DISASTER

Crowded Excursion Train Disaster (1928)

Men work to clear the debris after a train crash at...

EXPRESS TRAIN DISASTER

Express Train Disaster (1928)

Shots of a wrecked steam train at Shepreth in Cambridgeshire.

PLANE CRASH - SELLINDGE, KENT

Plane Crash - Sellindge, Kent (1938)

Wreckage of a Belgian aeroplane that landed in a Kent village...

EXPRESS TRAIN DISASTER

Express Train Disaster (1923)

A crane clears the wreckage of a crash between a train and goods engine...

CUP FINAL TRAIN SMASH

Cup Final Train Smash (1924)

Four are killed and many injured in a train crash at Euston.

BI-PLANE CRASHES INTO WALL

Bi-Plane Crashes Into Wall (1925)

Dramatic pictures of a staged crash between a bi-plane and a wall.

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...

NEW FERRY WRECKED

New Ferry Wrecked (1922)

Footage of destroyed pier after collision with Dutsh Steamer and Ferry.

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...

HOLIDAY TRAIN WRECK

Holiday Train Wreck (1926)

Hundreds killed or injured in head on train crash near Munich.

SPEEDBOAT THRILLS

Speedboat Thrills (1940)

Good shots of speedboat racing - it ends with one of the boats bursts into...

HEAT HAZE COLLISION

Heat Haze Collision (1926)

Heat haze causes Russian ship to collide with British ship, just off Dover.

CUTS / OUT TAKES for TERRIBLE CHARABANC DISASTER in G 1325 aka TERRIBLE CHAR -A-...

Cuts / Out Takes For Terrible Charabanc Disaster In G 1325 AKA Terrible Char -A-... (1926)

Cuts...

CUTS / OUT TAKES for IN DENSEST CHANNEL FOG FOR YEARS aka IN DENSIST CHANNEL FOG...

Cuts / Out Takes For In Densest Channel Fog For Years AKA In Densist Channel Fog... (1926)

Cuts...

BRITISH FLEET VISITS HOLLAND

British Fleet Visits Holland (1921)

An item showing various shots of the British flagship "Coventry"...

A LUCKY ESCAPE

A Lucky Escape (1923)

The ship "Metagama" collides with cargo steamer on the Clyde. Scotland.

LANDSLIDE AT BRAY HEAD

Landslide At Bray Head (1923)

A derailed mail train stops near the edge of a cliff in Bray, Ireland.

STEAMERS COLLIDE

Steamers Collide (1924)

A collision causes a massive hole in the side of a ship.

UNLUCKY TRIAL TRIP

Unlucky Trial Trip (1930)

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

HEROES OF THE STORM

Heroes Of The Storm (1929)

The crew of the "Manchester Regiment" return after rescuing men from sinking...

RUNAWAY TRAIN aka RUNAWAY TRAM

Runaway Train AKA Runaway Tram (1925)

Dramatic pictures of a tram which has crashed 30 feet down...

DISASTER AVERTED BY INCHES

Disaster Averted By Inches (1923)

A runaway engine is salvaged after it has crashed through the...

ANOTHER FRENCH TRAIN SMASH

Another French Train Smash (1925)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) for ANOTHER FRENCH TRAIN SMASH in G 1254.

SHIP ON FIRE ACCIDENTAL?  aka ARE THEY ARE ALL ACCIDENTAL? or SHIP ON FIRE

Ship On Fire Accidental? AKA Are They Are All Accidental? Or Ship On Fire (1920)

Former...

FRENCH AIR LINER  & CUTS

French Air Liner & Cuts (1926)

Aeroplane crashes into haystack, pilot and 2 passengers are killed.

BELGIAN AIR LINER DISASTER

Belgian Air Liner Disaster (1930)

A Belgian mail plane crashes near Croydon.

THEY NOBLY FELL!

They Nobly Fell! (1930)

Shots of the wreckage of the Airship R 101 where it crashed in France.

THE GRAVEYARD OF MANY FINE SHIPS!

The Graveyard Of Many Fine Ships! (1931)

A 6,000 ton steamer is caught on the rocks off Prawle Point.

A TRAGEDY OF THE THAMES

A Tragedy Of The Thames (1931)

A liner runs into a tug on the River Thames with the loss of 8 lives.

TRAIN CRASH AT BROWNEY

Train Crash At Browney (1946)

Rescuers at work at scene of Browney train crash.

 SS VENUS AGROUND

SS Venus Aground (1955)

Ship SS "Venus" aground on rocks off Devon coast.

PUPILS AND TEACHERS DIE IN THE AUSTRIAN ALPS

Pupils And Teachers Die In The Austrian Alps (1954)

Rescue efforts prove futile as nineteen...

"Rail Crash" Army Exercise (1964)

Soldiers train to help out in train crashes in Devon.

TRAIN DERAILMENT

Train Derailment (1967)

Footage from aftermath of train derailment at Connington.

A REMARKABLE PICTURE - HYDROPLANE

A Remarkable Picture - Hydroplane (1916)

Hydroplane on first test completely overturns in New York...

SHIP WRECK OF USS MILWAUKEE

Ship Wreck Of Uss Milwaukee (1917)

Wreck of the USS Milwaukee while it was attempting to save the h.3...

Canoe Capsize Drill

Canoe Capsize Drill (1917)

Footage of men trying to get back in canoe after it has capsized.

 CANOES   aka CANOEING

Canoes AKA Canoeing (1920-1929)

Rocky shore and sea, men in canoes - could be India.

TRAIN CRASH IN GERMANY

Train Crash In Germany (1920-1929)

Men look at wrecked train on railway tracks after crash in Germany.

SUNK IN THE THAMES

Sunk In The Thames (1923)

Sunken ships in the River Thames after collision. London.