THE REASON WHY
TRAIN DERAILED
LAST SATURDAY'S "LIMITED"
(By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.)
WELLINGTON, this day,
An explanation of the derailment of the engine of the WellingtonAuckland Limited express last Saturday near Ohakune viaduct was sought by Mr. Goosman (National, Waikato) from the Minister of Railways, Mr. Sullivan, in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon. Mr. Goosman also asked for an assurance that everything possible was being done in respect of rolling stock and the permanent way to ensure the safety of passengers and tram crews.
In the absence of the Minister of Railways, the acting-Prime Minister Mr. Nash, said that the line was being reballasted. Heavy rain caused a slight subsidence where some of the old ballast had been removed by the low rail of the curve, and this, in spite of the observance of a speed restriction by the engine crew, had caused the derailment. Every possible step was being taken in respect of the rolling stock and the permanent way to ensure the safety of passengers and train crews.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 136, 11 June 1941, Page 8
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