1931’s First Railway Accident (1931)

Full title reads; “Carlisle. 1931’s First Railway Disaster - let us hope it will be the last! Three killed and 34 injured in disaster to Scotch Express.“ Carlisle, Cumberland. Pan along scene of accident. A crashed LNER (London North Eastern Railway) locomotive lies on its side. People are working around the wreck. Various shots of wreckage of carriages. More shots of wreckage of steam train. 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 websi
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