Ammo Train Blows Up (1946)

Unissued / unused material. Cairn Ryan Military Port - exact location unknown, could be Scotland. Various shots of army officers looking at explosion site: ammunition on board rail wagon was accidentally detonated. Site is next to sea / lake. Boxes of unexploded ammunition still stacked in wagon. Officers look at remnants of exploded ammo. Various shots ship (tank landing craft?) beside quay. Ship is loaded with crates - more ammunition. White ensign is flying at half mast. Date on old record is 01/07/1946. 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