WAGON OFF LINES
MISHAP ON EXPRESB \ ONLY MINOR DAMAGE CAUSED (Py Telegram.—Press Association) DUNEDIN, Monday. The express from Invercargill to Christchurch wa-s involved in an accident at 10.45 last evening, a wagon containing oysters leaving the rails near and being dragged for nearly a quarter of a mile along the track. The mishap was due to a broken tyre on the front set of bogey wheels. The wagon was directly behind the seven carriages so that the passengers were unaware of the trouble until the express stopped- The wagon was one of four. It is considered lucky that the other set of wheels did not leave the track, causing a general smash. The express was travelling fairly fast. Nevertheless, there was only minor damage to the track. The express was only an hour late at Dunedin. There was no interruption to train a,
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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20493, 9 May 1938, Page 8
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143WAGON OFF LINES Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20493, 9 May 1938, Page 8
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