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1951 Train wreck in Weedon
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0:54Now PlayingDate: 24th September 1951
Location: New York
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Railway Disaster
ENGLAND: Weedon:
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CRASHES TRAIN.. Train crash at Weedon near Rugby.. when Express from L'Pool to London pluged off the rails down embankment..Aerial shot of train off the line with damaged and wrecked coaches etc
NEW YORK. Lord Mayor of London Ald Lowson in New York with its Mayor. watches civic parade in his honour.. drives in open car thro' streets
RAILWAYS. Train crashes off the lines at Weedon near Rugby..Aerial shots of derailed train and coaches etc etc
RUGBY. Liverpool to London bound express crashes of the line at Weed near Rugby.. Aerial shots of wreckage etc etc
Railways; Disasters and Accidents
aerials, air views, rails, railway, coach, embankment, passengers
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