CAUSE OF RAIL CRASH
OLD EARTHQUAKE FAULT
An old earthquake fault in the embankment was the cause of the recent train disaster on the Christ-ehurch-Greym.oulh line, according to the district engineer of the Railway Department, Mr. P. H. Morey. The heavy rain on the preceding day and night no doubt accelerated the slipping of the ground, said Mr Morey, who added that the crash had not resulted from any breakdown in the automatic signalling apparatus.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20112, 5 December 1939, Page 8
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75CAUSE OF RAIL CRASH Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20112, 5 December 1939, Page 8
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