THE WRONG DRINK
During a heavy southerly in the old days, writes Mr. A. P. Godber, the afternoon train from Masterton encountered a southerly after leaving Petone. The constant slipping of the driving wheels reduced the speed to such an extent that midway between Petone and Ngahauranga the engine tanks ran short of water. The fireman thought to overcome the shortage by bucketing sea water into the tanks. The introduction of salt water into the boiler spelt "end of section", for the train. Word was sent into town, and vehicles came out to transport the cold and shivering passengers to their destination. The engine and cars were left all night and towed into town next day.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 20
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116THE WRONG DRINK Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 143, 18 June 1937, Page 20
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