Truck Cuts Rail Service
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Jan. 16. The Wairarapa rail-car service was interrupted tonight when a truck hit and damaged a bridge between Mauriceville and Eketahuna. The truck, carrying a bulldozer, hit a beam underneath the bridge. The Railways Department said the bridge would not be in use for rail traffic until Tuesday. Passengers will be transported between Mauriceville and Eketahuna by bus.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30960, 17 January 1966, Page 12
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66Truck Cuts Rail Service Press, Volume CV, Issue 30960, 17 January 1966, Page 12
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