London Express Crash (1936)

Item title reads - London Express crash - fatal collision near Swindon. Swindon, Wiltshire. L/S of the wreck of the Penzance to London night express which crashed into the back of a goods train. Various shots of the wreckage strewn over the embankment and on the track, one coach is upside down at the bottom. Two people died in the crash. 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.