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1957 Press Photo Rescue Work Goes on in the Lewisham Rail Crash

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Rescue Work Goes on in the Lewisham Rail Crash Engineers Shore Up the Fly Over Bridge. The death roll has now reached 92 in Wednesday night's Lewisham Wail crash. Rescuers have toiled all night under arc lights and early this morning engineers are trying to raise the wrecked bridge to drag clear the coach on which the full weight of the fly over bridge fall. Photo Shows: With heavy supports shored up against the fly over bridge to prevent it collapsing we see a clear picture of the death coach on which it collapsed.

Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 12-12-1957.

This item is an original collectible vintage print from a news archive, not a digital download or reproduction. Please see our FAQ for more information.

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