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St. John's station train crash

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  • 1957-12-11

A huge pile of debris, that once was the carriages of trains, and the viaduct tilted dangerously over, after an express train had collided with the rear of an electric train in the fog. The wrecked carriages hit the viaduct and brought it crashing...

The Times of Ceylon Press

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

Sutton Coldfield Station

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  • 1955-1-29

Fifteen people lost their lives and more than 40 were injured when the 12-15 train from York to Bristol jumped the rails at Sutton Coldfield station. A mass of twisted metal was all that remained.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Joint Funeral in Matale

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From the left; Vellahami, Lechchaman, Jayasilam, Nagaraja, Jayasingha, standing by the coffins.

The Times of Ceylon Press

The Sakuye Tribe

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The Sakuye tribe lives in the Boran region of Abyssinia. This region lies on the Abyssinia- Kenya. Italian Somaliland border and most of the tribes are warlike.

Photopress London

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