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1949 Railway disaster in South Africa
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0:44Now PlayingDate: 24th November 1949
Location: South Africa
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: South African Railway Disaster
SOUTH AFRICA: The Transvaal:
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CRASHES TRAIN. 50 killed and 150 injured in crash in South Africa. Wrecked coaches lying below bridge.
RAILWAYS. Shots of wreckage of Railway coaches lying beneath bridge. 50 killed 150 injured. In South Africa.
SOUTH AFRICA. Shots of wreckage of railway coaches lying beneath bridge where train plunged, 50 killed & 150 injured.
South Africa; Disasters and Accidents; Railways
railroad, Africa, mining, crash, crashes, trains, railway
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