AUCKLAND EXPRESS HELD UP
SNOW ON THE SPIRAL The express which arrived at Wellington yesterday from Auckland was over an hour late owing to a hold-up on the spiral after leaving Raurimu. A heavy snowfall had rendered the lines very greasy, and after nearly a dozen attempts to negotiate the steep incline the engine was found unequal to the task. Eventually the train had to be divided in half and the engine made two trips to get all the carriages to the top of the hill. Passengrs complain that they were badly shaken by the frequent vain attempts to climb the incline, the jolting and sudden stopping being very severe at times.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 263, 2 August 1929, Page 10
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112AUCKLAND EXPRESS HELD UP Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 263, 2 August 1929, Page 10
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