York Sheffield Express Train Smash & Cuts 1926

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Full title reads: "York - Sheffield express train smash. 9 killed and many injured in disastrous wreath near Rotherham".

South Yorkshire.

Various M/Ss of smashed up railway carriage, a crowd of curious onlookers stand in foreground. Some onlookers haul themselves onto the wreck to...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
26439
Sort Number:
G 1348
Time in/Out:
01:42:43:00 / 01:44:48:00
Canister:
G 1348
Film ID:
656.18
Issue Date:
22/11/1926

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