Crowded Excursion Train Disaster (1928)

Full titles read: “Crowded Excursion Train Disaster - 22 killed and 46 injured in midnight collision.“ Darlington, Durham. Various shots show men working on the railway tracks around the wrecked carriages of a steam train. The carriages have broken windows and doors; one carriage has sliced right through the one in front. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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