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Eight ski-ers, five of them from the Paris Alpine Club, including M. Jean Maurin, chef de Cabinet to M. Jeanneney, President of the French Senate, were killed when they were buried in an avalanche on the Grand Galibier, near Grenoble, France. A ni...
The Times of Ceylon Press
An express train leapt the rails and crashed at Barby, near Rugby, recently. The "miracle" crash came as the 10.35 a.m. Manchester-London express fouled the points. The engine hurtled off the track and plunged down a twelve-foot embankment. Seven ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
A serious railway accident was averted yesterday morning when a train pulled to a halt a few yards of another train that had jumped the rails between the Fort and Maradana stations. The derailed train was put on the rails again. Following the dera...
The Times of Ceylon Press
26 people were injured and the driver and one passenger killed when a Penzance to London G.W.W. express crashed into some trucks which had become detached from a coal train at Shrivenham, near Swindon, Wilts, on Jan. 15th. Most of the injured were...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Triple derailment. Acheres, France: Three trains are strewn across the twisted rails of the main Paris-Le Havre Line, here, after a triple derailment this morning. Four plate-layers were killed and six people injured. The crash occurred near the G...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Galle to Colombo train running off the rails near Balapitiya
Trains running to and from Galle operated off schedule last Saturday as a result of the 5 a.m. Colombo-bound train from Galle to Colombo running off the rails near Balapitiya. Our picture shows the derailed train.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A general view of the Kankesanturai-Colombo "Yal Devi" express which jumped the rails between Murukandy and Mankulam yesterday morning. The first-class coach behind the locomotive overturned, injuring a woman passenger. Note the twisted rails and ...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The overturned oil tankers and the broken timber sleepers, as a result of the derailment that occurred at Parasangahawewa, situated between Anuradhapura and Medawachchiya.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Two rail wagons loaded with furniture were derailed at the Maho railway station while they were being shunted. The driver of the engine and the shunter have been interdicted pending inquiries.
The Times of Ceylon Press