TRAIN DERAILMENT
BROKEN TYRE BELIEVED TO BE CAUSE
SLIGHT DAMAGE TO GOODS It is believed that the accident to the Dunedin-Cromwell train, the rear portion of which was derailed on Friday night between Auripo and Lauder, was caused by the breaking of a tyre on one of the wheels of the petrol wagon, which was considerably damaged. Practically all the goods from the other trucks were salvaged on Saturday morning, and the damage was found to be slight. The breakdown train, by which the district engineer (Mr P. H. Morey) and the manager (Mr H. L. Gibson) travelled, left Dunedin at 6 p.m. on Friday, arriving at the scene of the mishap at 2 a.m. on Saturday. Fifty men worked throughout the early hours of the morning to repair the 120yds of line, which had been affected. Working conditions were extremely unpleasant, due to a heavy frost, but the work was completed to allow traffic to proceed over the permanent way. • The officials who accompanied the breakdown train made a complete survey of the damage, and found that the ZP roadsider, which was the last vehicle on the train, and which also fell down the bank, turned over as it dropped, and was extensively damaged.
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Evening Star, Issue 21749, 18 June 1934, Page 12
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205TRAIN DERAILMENT Evening Star, Issue 21749, 18 June 1934, Page 12
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