SLIP ON MAIN TRUNK.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1916, Page 5

SLIP ON MAIN TRUNK.

TRAINS HELD 7JC. : ■■', By Telegraph.—Press Association. 4, Auckland, December 20. Owing to slips (,:\ the Main TrunK' line, the express: to Palmerston, leaving at 7 11.in. war, rancelled, and both' i of the evening -outh-bomid trunk traini. were also cancelled. The Department has decided to despatch a special train to the scene of the slip, between Raerata and Ruiu-iman, 25 "miles south ol Auckland at °.' M) a.m. to-morrow. Pas» mongers will I'.ien be transferred to an«, oilier irain and conveyed to Pukekohe, at which avo AVellir.gton-toi : Auckland express ?.:\ held lip, and: one of lliei? v. ; '.l i-eturn to Wci'iii.gtOTl with iMid mails from Auok< hint!. li f: expected that it will takf a week to c!c::r the sip Auckland, Lato',. The slip : ear TSuneiman .s more serk 011; Ilia;; was at first supposed, aboa| : ■:(I0D tons -.'! earth being- displaced. The slip fell ia front of an cxprWl.:: from Rotorur. to Auckland. The, train!;. ploughed its way into the sl.lpV witSi : great force, the engine beine. .forced 16f| in t!ie e.ir, where it remained. carriages were derailed. The passenger* wore shaken, but none injured. Subaei; quefitly the train was removed froni the t!:'.iiger /one. file passenger* had the. unenviable experience in reaching . the rc'ief train which was sent front* Av.ckkmd. The train time-table is tineertaln, and tlic s=:'vi:e is disorganise^ TrMPORARV SERVICE ARRAKGEH. Auckland, Last Night. The Railway Department hope* tt-< have completed the ■ construction or a loop line past the big sbp at She Kaeakart cutting, between Pukekohe ■ and Druryj in time to permit of the through paw" age of the Sunday night main trunl expresses from Auckland to Wellington A. large gang of men are employed in lajg ing a new length of line. Meanwhile aj patwngers are eompelletl to transfa l fiom train to train, entailing a half-mil* walk. The delay through tbe slip 11 causing all trnins to a*rivc hero two m three hours late. Outward trains are aB leaving on schedule,tiint. except the twf ■■" night expresses to Wellington. fhesV hi:Ye been replaced by a special traliy leaving here at 2 a.m. and due in Wel< ling toil at 10 p.m. on the same day,