RAILWAY YARD FIRE
P.A. HASTINGS, This Day. An engine shed in the Hastings railway yards which house a shunting tractor caught fire yesterday afternoon and was completely gutted, but the fire brigade made a smart save of the tractor, which was only slightly damaged. Driver R. C. Bateman twice attempted^ to start the tractor engine, but was overcome by smoke and had to be rescued by his father.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1944, Page 3
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68RAILWAY YARD FIRE Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1944, Page 3
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