SLIP ON REWANUI LINE
RAIL TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED (0.R.) GREYMOUTH. December 4. Railway traffic on the Rewanui nn was interrupted throughout to-wy a slip which came down abbujJJ Prr yesterday, some 300 yards ollie side of the Rewanui About 40 yards wide, it spilled dow, the steep gradient until it cover about 300 yards, and continued n e * i rain accentuated the trouble » unß * the night. , mlr nn Two gangs of men are at wor» hj the job, but it is not expected than , line will be cleared before to-morr • The first to be held up yesterday was the 4,35 p.m. train from R*^*? he to Greymouth. which is still, ether side of the slip. A special travelled from Greymouth to the in bringing the miners to Greymouth 7 p.m. instead of the normal tun 5.10 p.m. To-day they were taken • far as Rewanui, and walked over slip and the remainder of the dlsta to their destination, so that hie m were not affected. A small washout occurred this m<w . ing between Reefton and Tawnai, although speed had to be restricts a small section of the line, trains not affected.
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23813, 5 December 1942, Page 4
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