Scottish Train Disaster 1937

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Full title reads: "Scottish train disaster".

Castle Cary, Scotland.

35 killed in railway crash. Various shots of crash site. Rescue teams work to save survivors and salvage the bodies of the dead from the wreck. Rescuers use shovels and cranes to clear the debris from mangled carriages....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15836
Sort Number:
37/099
Time in/Out:
01:01:15:00 / 01:01:58:00
Canister:
37/99
Film ID:
947.02
Issue Date:
13/12/1937

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