EXCURSION TRAIN DELAYED.
CONNECTING ROD BREAKS,
IBy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)
DUNEDIN, Monday.
The seaside excursion train to Oamaru, with CO passengers, broke down at Waianakarua yesterday, a connecting rod giving way. A porter was sent on a bicycle to the nearest telephone box to communicate with the authorities at Oamaru, but, apparently no relief engine was available, for the damaged locomotive was used to haul four carriages to Herbert. The engine then returned to Waianakarua for the other three carriages. At Herbert all passengers were transferred to the first four carriages, and tlic damaged engine arrived at Oamaru at 3.40 p.m., two hours ten minutes behind time.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 142, 18 June 1929, Page 10
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