British Trains Lost In Snow Storms
(Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, January 26. Snow is creating traffic chaos throughout Britain. Many crack trains, including the Flying Scot and the Irish Mail, are lost. A railway official said none of the long-distance trains had arrived at feuston or St. Pancras, and their whereabouts were. unknown, as telephone lines throughout the country were down. Two were killed and seven injured when an express crashed into the rear of a slow passenger train at Hatfield, telescoping two carriages. Flooding Aggravated. The flood situation in southern England is likely to be aggravated by the heavy fall of snow which occurred last night. • Snow continued to fall all day to-day, but turned to heavy rain this evening.
Visibility at Croydon airport was only 500 yards, oWing to the snow storm, and air liners could not land there. Incoming services were cancelled or diverted, but the majority of the outward services were maintained.
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Northern Advocate, 27 January 1939, Page 3
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