CHANGE WANTED
RAILCAR’S COLOUR Improvements to the Westshore railway crossing at Napier, where five men were killed recently, were urged at a meeting of the Automobile Association (Hawke’s Bay). Suggesting that representations be made to the. Railways Department concerning the painting of railcars, Mr. H. W. Dowling said that the Takitimu, which was involved in this particular accident, was painted silver with a broad green strip on the sides. Under the conditions prevailing at the time, the railcar’s colour would be a form of camouflage and he would defy anyone to see such a car approaching the crossing. The railcar’s horn was ineffective, he contended, and could be confused with that of a motor-car. An intermittent signal of short blasts would be far more effective. There should be restriction on the speed of railcars approaching level crossings. A train approaching was a different matter, because it was larger and easier to see, and had a distinctive whistle.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 4 September 1945, Page 5
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157CHANGE WANTED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21809, 4 September 1945, Page 5
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