THE WRONG SIGNAL
AN EXTRAORDINARY ' DISCOVERY. AUCKLAND, May 28. Immediately after the railway accident at Whangamariho,, a number of railway officials and passengers proceeded to the building" in* which the' signal levers were housed and found j the lever in position to display the red light for danger at the 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 a patent lock, the party proceeded to the signal and found a green light displayed instead of red. The night was cold- It is presumed that the wires contracted and caused the wrong signal to be hoisted, as was the case in the Temora, New South Wales, railway smash two months^ago.
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Grey River Argus, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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148THE WRONG SIGNAL Grey River Argus, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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