TRAIN ACCIDENT
TWO CARRIAGES DERAILED,
(£T TELEGRAPH.—PItfcSS ASSOCIATION.)
GREYMOUTH, This Day. Owing to a derailment at the points of two carriages of the Rewanui train whilst shunting operations were proceeding at Greymouth station at 6.44 to-day, the Otira express has been considerably delayed. A breakdown gang is clearing the rails. The bruke v»n narrowly missed the signal station and crashed over, on its side after striking a- signal post heavily. The carriages following were thrown over the parallel set of rails. No one was injured.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 4, 5 January 1920, Page 7
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85TRAIN ACCIDENT Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 4, 5 January 1920, Page 7
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