Police Inquire Into Rail Crash At Elm Park… 1965

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Elm Park, Essex.

VS. Twisted wreckage of crashed train, another train passes as the next line is cleared. It is night and poor quality also. The wrecked cab where driver died. Rescuers are at work and engineers clearing the lines.

(Orig. Neg.)

Data

Cataloguer:
Agnew
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
87669
Sort Number:
UN 4009 C
Time in/Out:
01:54:16:00 / 01:57:46:00
Canister:
UN 4009 C
Film ID:
3104.28
Issue Date:
1965

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