Minor Flooding of Track. Minor flooding of the railroad track be.ween Rangikura and Patea occurred late on Tuesday afternoon, and as a result the express from Wellington to New Plymouth was delayed for 23 minutes. The trouble was due to water banking up in a pad'dock because of a defective dra'in and overflowing on to the permanent way. After the track had been consolidated by surfacemen, the express was permitted to proceed. Throughout the night, however, a watch was kept on the track in this locality and every precaution taken for the safety of trains. The express reache'd New Plymouth at 7.51 p.m., 19 minutes behind schedule.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1949, Page 5
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