RAILWAY SMASH.
" Catastrophe Narrowly Averted, OABBIAOES DERAILED. (Rccelvcd 12 noon.) LONDON, October 4. The double-headed express from Aberdeen to London was racing towards the Den of Logie viaduct, bridging a steep forge, when the air reservoir fell from the second engine. Thi* derailed it and three carriAges and the (lining car. The leading engine was' under wonderful control and was brought to a standstill just as the derailed Carriages were scraping the pipes on he edge of tho viaduct. There were no casualties.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 235, 5 October 1927, Page 7
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83RAILWAY SMASH. Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 235, 5 October 1927, Page 7
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