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Collapsed of Municipal Reading Room
Picture shows the collapse of the two-storey Municipal Reading Room at Darley Road which collapsed during construction. The constructor maintains that the fault lay in the specifications and plans. The question is who will meet the cost of clearin...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Colombo-Batticaloa Mail Train Derailed
Colombo-Batticaloa mail train derailed between 156th and 157th miles (Hingurakgoda) on Sunday the 17.07.1955.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Colombo-Batticaloa train derailment
Pictures taken at the scene of the train derailment between the 156th and 157th mile on the Colombo-Batticaloa line on Sunday morning.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Colombo-bound train derailment
A view of the carriages which went off the track when a Colombo-bound train from Panadura was derailed near the Panadura station this morning.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Having escaped death in the recent train disaster at Dagenham, this man, nothing daunted attempted to save a girl trapped in the debris. It was a heroic rescue. Ten people died and seven were hurt when a train crashed in thick fog into the rear en...
The Times of Ceylon Press
The scene after the derailment at Koggala on Monday in which a goods train from Matara to Colombo was involved.
The Times of Ceylon Press
