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2nd Train accident in Sri lanka
The bridge that collapsed 2½ miles away from Colombo on 1872.09.30 at 5.30 p.m. This was the 2nd train accident in Sri Lanka.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The oil tankers, thrown off the bridge, having jumped off the rails.
The Times of Ceylon Press
A few victims receiving treatments from the hospital. The hospital police states that the condition of some victims is grave.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Talaimannar mail train derailment near Mirigama on 17.10.1964.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Eighteen Month old Anne Herbeson
Eighteen-month-old Anne Herberston (seen with a nurse) had a miracle escape from death beneath the wheels of a train on a level crossing at Usworth in Durham, England. She and two-year-old playmate Audrey Laing were playing on the crossing when th...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Newly weds, Shirley and Bill Williams escaped in the train crash at Didcot, (Berkshire), which killed ten people. Here they are with Shirley's eleven-year-old sister, Jacqueline (left) , whom they were taking to visit an aunt in London. Shirley sa...
The Times of Ceylon Press
Train Derailment at Orugodawatta
Two goods train collided at Orugodawatta in front of the railway gate at about 3 a.m. The derailed engine and the oil tankers had toppled as shown, obstructing the railway.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The collision of a train engine and a rail car near the Galle railway station caused for a complete suspension of Galle-Matara railway services. The picture shows a large crowd gathering around the collided carriages.
The Times of Ceylon Press
Talaimannar Mail train Derailment
A survivor who had death pass him by. Others were not so lucky.
The Times of Ceylon Press
The oil tankers, pulled backwards by the train engine, derailed and fell on to the main road, 200 ft. below.
The Times of Ceylon Press