RAIL DISLOCATION
Electric Service Out Of Action Serious dislocation of railway traffic was caused last night by tlie collapse of one of the stay wires supporting the electric power line over Hie track at a point near David Street, between Kniwiirrn mid Wellington. All trains entering or leaving Wellington were affected. They were held up for periods ranging from an hour to an hour mid three-quarters. Stenin locomotives were brought into operation to hnul ti’iiins over Hie affected section. It Inter beemne possible to resume normnl nitniing witli electric locoiuo-
1 ' V( ' s '' Passengers returning to 'Wellington by three crowded excursion trains from Palmerston North had an unenviable experience. After a long and dreary wait, many ot them elected to walk about balf n mile in tlie pouring raiu to Hie TLiorndon tramway terminus.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 102, 25 January 1943, Page 4
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134RAIL DISLOCATION Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 102, 25 January 1943, Page 4
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