A GREASED TRAIN LINE
TWO RAILWAYMEN INJURED.
By Teleßranli—Prcfs Association Auckland, May 3. The action of some person or persons in placing grease on the railway line at Scroggy Hill between New Lynn and Waikumetc led to an accident on Saturday afternoon which fortunately was much less serious than might have been the case. Two' men on a_ j'gger were sent ahead of a train which was dispatched from Auckland to Swanson. When they were ascending Scroggy Hill they found that the rails lind been greased in lengths of about six feet, and although the men struggled hard they could not reach the. summit and ultimately, they lost control of the machine, which ran rap : dly backwards downhill. Both men were thrown off and wero cut and bruised, 'while one of them also sustained injuries to his Kick. The greased portion of the lino was attended to. and the train passed over it without mishap. It is stated that when the train was some distance* further- on between Waikumcte • and Henderson another strin of greased line w-is encountered, and it was only with great difficulty that it was negotiated.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19200504.2.22
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 187, 4 May 1920, Page 6
Word Count
189A GREASED TRAIN LINE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 187, 4 May 1920, Page 6
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.