London Express Crash 1936

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Item title reads - London Express crash - fatal collision near Swindon.

Swindon, Wiltshire.

L/S of the wreck of the Penzance to London night express which crashed into the back of a goods train. Various shots of the wreckage strewn over the embankment and on the track, one coach is...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
12190
Sort Number:
36/005
Time in/Out:
01:31:44:00 / 01:32:51:00
Canister:
36/5
Film ID:
851.34
Issue Date:
16/01/1936

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