Our illustrations give an excellent idea of the sensational derailment of the South bound Main Trunk express at Drury last evening. The manner in which the heavy train dug into itot ncrauuMai way i_» tbe outstanding feature. It was this probably more than the application of the brakes that puflei up the tntfn nOCn a few feet of a steep embankment.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 190, 12 August 1922, Page 7
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61Our illustrations give an excellent idea of the sensational derailment of the South bound Main Trunk express at Drury last evening. The manner in which the heavy train dug into itot ncrauuMai way i_» tbe outstanding feature. It was this probably more than the application of the brakes that puflei up the tntfn nOCn a few feet of a steep embankment. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 190, 12 August 1922, Page 7
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