Railway Collision Near Bedford (1938)

Bedford, Bedfordshire. Various shots of the wreckage of two steam trains after a crash near Bedford. The London to Bradford Express somehow got onto a local line and crashed into an empty stationary train ahead. Commentator says two passengers were killed and over 30 injured. Wagons of the train have been ripped to pieces. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.