MANAWATU LINE BLOCKED
ALL TRAINS HELD OP,
By Telouraph—Pros> AfiocUtieo. Levin October 26. There was a completo hold-up of all railway traffic on the Manawatu line today, owing to flood-water covering tlie permanent way between '.Shannon and Kopuhiroa. Six lexprcsses-Auckland, New Plymouth, undo Napier north and south—each spent the greater part. of the dav at Shannon and Levin. Fortunately the road remained practicable and passengers were transferred by malar-m between Shannon to Levin both South-bound Main Trunk pnesengers left Levin for Wellington at about 5 o clock, six hours late. f i ransfuuing is fitill ill progress to-night, and there is no indication when the resumption of., through traffic will be possible. Five inches of rain have fallen durins the past three days.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 29, 29 October 1920, Page 6
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123MANAWATU LINE BLOCKED Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 29, 29 October 1920, Page 6
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