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-— — "RAILWAY MISHAP. WELLINGTON, August 30. Traffic on the Wellington-Johnson-ville line was interrupted between 4.45 p.m. and 6 p.m., because the 4.34 p.m. electric train over-ran the points in the ’ Wadestown crossing loop and ran -into a back-shunt which has been provided against such an eventuality. The leading vehicle of the train came into' contact with the bank at the end of the back-shunt, doing slight damage to the power-unit at the/ head of the train, which put it temporarily out of' service. There was no serious shock to the passengers, who were conveyed to their destination by ’bus. ‘ . ... I The •’mishap necessitated the cut-i ting off of the overhead power, and as .it occurred during the peak ’tray-' fic pprjdd the disturbance to the ?er-
vice necessitated all passengers' being transported by road until the power was restored and the damaged unit returned •to Wellington, at 6 p.m.
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Grey River Argus, 1 September 1938, Page 8
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150DOMINION NEWS Grey River Argus, 1 September 1938, Page 8
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