TRUCK OF CATTLE
Derailed at Hornby A GOOD SAVE. CHRISTCHURCH. -May 8. A cattle truck was derailed in unusual circumstances this evening at Hornby. A mixed train from Ashburton was just leaving Hornby station, and it had travelled only 30 yards when one of the trucks left. the rails. The train was stopped immediately without anv damage to the permanent way. and tho /tittle were uninjured. The truck remained suspended between those in front and behind until the arrival of a crane from Amberley. The norUr-bound' express was slightly delayed through having to take the’ down track.
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Grey River Argus, 9 May 1936, Page 7
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97TRUCK OF CATTLE Grey River Argus, 9 May 1936, Page 7
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