Varying estimates of the distance at which the headlight of a railway engine is visible were given during a (rial in. (he Supreme Court, Auckland. The driver and fireman of the engine said they could clearly pick up objects four or live chains distant, when travelling at normal speed. They explained that (heir headlight was an acetylene lamp, and that the glare of it would be visible to anyone a mile off. A farmer said lie had seen the light a. mile and a-quarter away on (he night, referred to. The electric headlight on a Limited express engine can be seen three or four miles away on a clear night, and the driver can discern objects half a mile ahead on a straight run.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1930, Page 7
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