Accidents - Disasters - Fires - Floods - Tragedies
Jun. 06, 1956 - Workmen Save Train After Bridge Collapse Prevention Of A Disaster At Kew: Two Ministry of Works electricians raced along the track and stopped an approaching district line train - at Kew - after a lorry had crashed into the supports of the Railway Bridge. One of the bridge pillars was brought down and another badly damaged, the stopping of the train prevented an almost certain disaster. Photo Shows The side of the bridge is strewn across the road - after the accident at Kew today
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13177450
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46914909
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5605px x 4371px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA
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Approaching Badly Certain Collapse Crashed Electricians Lorry Pillars Prevented Prevention Raced Save Stopped Stopping Strewn Supports Workmen
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