VAN STRUCK
EXPRESS HELD fl>. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.). WELLINGTON, July 24. The- derailment of a. van on a goods train at Pukerua yesterday delayed the Napier express some time. The goods train had been switched on to a siding to make way for the express, but the end of the van was not quite dear of the main line, and the express locomotive struck it. The van w-as tilted over so that the line was blocked, borne damage w-as also done to the engine, necessitating the despatch of another locomotive from Paekakariki to take the express on.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 July 1924, Page 5
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98VAN STRUCK Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 July 1924, Page 5
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