THE SIGNALS AT WHANGAMARINO
GREEN LIGHT INSTEAD OF RED WIRES SUPPOSED TO HAVE CONTRACTED. (IT mKGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 28th May. Immediately after the railway accident at Whangamarino a number of railway officials and passengers proceeded to the building in which tho sig^ nal levers are housed, and found the lever in position to display tho red light for danger. Ab tho home signal, 200 yards distant, the fog was sufficiently dense to make it impossible for the porter who operated the lever to see what light was showing from the station platform. After having noted that the lever stood correctly set for danger and was still .locked with the patent lock, the party proceeded to the signal and found a green light displayed instead of a red light. The night was very cold, and it is presumed, that the wires contracted, and caused tho wrong signal to be hoisted, as was the case in the Temora, New South Wales, railway smash,, two months ago.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 126, 29 May 1914, Page 3
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