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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
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Locomotive went out of control and crashed into a wall at the Fort railway station. 3 persons were injured.
The Times of Ceylon Press
One of the wrecked wagons of the derailed Jaffna train.
The Times of Ceylon Press
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
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
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 (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
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
The smoldering framework of the five coaches which could not be approached by helpers long after the fire had died down, because of the intense heat.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The oil train that was travelling to Katunayaka airport from the Kolonnawa oil storage, jumped the rail near the Seeduwa train station.
The Times of Ceylon Press