Air raid damage to goods wagons at Newton Abbot Station in 1940
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On 20th August 1940 Newton Abbot Station was attacked by three German planes. This images shows the devastation that was caused by both bomb damage and extensive machine gun fire. Parts of the station were completely destroyed, along with damage to 15 locomotives, 52 passenger carriages and 22 goods wagons. In total, 60 people died or were seriously injured
Copyright © STEAM Museum of the GWR
Media ID 19929941
Date: 28th February 2014
Image Size: 3104 x 2128 Pixels
Filesize is 1.32MB
Associated Categories: Carriages and Wagons
Associated Categories: Newton Abbot Station
Associated Categories: The Railway at War
Associated Categories: Second World War
Keywords: air raid, bomb damage, newton abbot, wagons, world war 2