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Here is a picture of the Kanadara Oya rail derailment that occurred last Saturday night. The picture shows oil tankers, which formed part of the train, off the track. In distance are damaged wagons.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The newly constructed railway line between Madawachchiya and Parasangahawewa, is seen on the right. A Kankesanturai bound train ran off the rails here last week, between 200 to 300 passengers escaping injury although goods wagons were badly damaged.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A photo-report of the Kurunegala rail tragedy at which the Colombo-Jaffna express rammed into the rear of the Colombo-Batticaloa train leaving the Kurunegala railway station killing 12 and injuring 59 persons on Monday. The photo shows the nine pe...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Kurunegala train station where the grave disaster occurred, causing the deaths of 11 and injuries to over 75 persons.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Two year-old Leslie Davies was travelling with his mother in the guard's van of a train from Mold, his North Wales home. As the train was travelling at 40 m.p.h. past the village of Llong, the door flew open and the baby vanished through it. He wa...
The Times of Ceylon Press