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DERAILMENT DEBRIS

GOOD WORK BY BREAKDOWN GANG '[Per United Press Association.] INVERCARGILL, September 26. Good work on the part of the breakdown gang at the scene of the train derailment near Edendale resulted in the line being cleared to allow the express from Invercargill to pass through on time before 8 o’clock this morning. The wreckage, which completely blocked the line, was yemoved as far as possible, and a slight curve was made in the line to enable the traffic to clear the obstruction. It is anticipated that at least two weeks will elapse before the wreckage can be removed from the scene of the accident, as the staff has other important work to attend to m the meantime. To-day the officials were engaged m sorting out the freight which had been strewn about the line. The twisted metals, shattered and splintered timbers showed the tremendous stresses to which the rolling stock had been subjected. The breakdown gang experienced considerable difficulty in handling the two empty petrol wagons, which still carried the drainings of the last load. The gang was faced with the problem of working with flares near these tanks, and it was eventually decided to leave them in their present position and divert the line slightly.

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Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 15

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DERAILMENT DEBRIS Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 15

DERAILMENT DEBRIS Evening Star, Issue 22145, 27 September 1935, Page 15

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