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Sutton Coldfied Station

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  • 1955-1-29

Fifteen people los their lives and more than 40 were injured when a train from York to Bristol jumped the points at 60 m.p.h. at Sutton Coldfield Station recently. Here is the engine lying half buried among the wrecked coaches at the station.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Swanley Junction Train Crash

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  • 1965-4-22

Four people were killed and several injured when an excursion train bound for Victoria, crashed into a siding at Swanley Junction (Kent). The picture shows the scene of the smash.

The Tiems of Ceylon Press

Locomotive crash a wall

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  • 1957-4-26

Locomotive went out of control and crashed into a wall at the Fort railway station. 3 persons were injured.

The Times of Ceylon Press

Palaviya Derailment

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  • 1980-1-17

A stationary train loaded with limestone at the Puttalam cement factory grounds suddenly drove backwards and derailed before the limestone loaded wagons toppled on top of one another. The wagons moved backwards a few miles passing the Palaviya rai...

The Times of Ceylon Press

London Electric Train

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  • 1986-12-9

At least 12 people were killed and 45 injured, when a London electric train ran into the back of a goods train whilst going though a tunnel. The first of the four coaches on the train overturned and crashed onto the live electric line, bursting in...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Derailment at Vavuniya

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  • 1959-12-29

The diesel electric locomotive involved in the derailment at Vavuniya on Sunday lying on its side with its wheels in the air. It had travelled with seven coaches for a short distance, ploughing the side of the track. The, derailment occurred as a ...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Mrs.V.K.Jayasinghe

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  • 1962-7-6

Mrs. V.K. Jayasinghe (40), of Hendeniya, Peradeniya, narrowly escaped death when she was knocked down by a train and got entangled in a mechanical device underneath the locomotive just behind the "cowcatcher". Picture shows the locomotive being ja...

The Times of Ceylon Press

Rio de Janeiro

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  • 1958-5-17

Between 130 and 140 people were killed in a head-on collision between two electric trains near Rio de Janeiro. Three hundred people are also reported injured. The front carriages of both trains, which were both packed, were telescoped.

The Times of Ceylon Press

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