Modern Railway Station Razed By Fire
» .. , . - " ^ E i "« 7 CHRISTCHURCH, - June 21. Fire razed- the Woolston railway » station, one- of- New Zealand's most modern stations, -earty this morning. The alarm was given at 2.57 a.m. Enveloped in flames from end to end within minutes of the first warning, the buildings could not be SavedP The station is two miles from Christchurch qn the Lyttelton line. • Thousands of people were directly affected by the-, -fire. The rail service between Christchurch' and Lyttelton was. disorganised for some hours, and overhead power lines for ( the electric trains meited opposite the station , and steam. trains had to he used- on a restricted time-tab'e, travelling both wavs on nnp trnplr
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1949, Page 4
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115Modern Railway Station Razed By Fire Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1949, Page 4
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