TEMORA RAILWAY DISASTER
DRIVER AND FIREMAN DISMISSED. [PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] Sydney. .Mny 28. The driver, Irwmu and fireman, Terrett concerned in the Ternoia mail accident on March I ’th. haw* been discharged from the railwnv service. Irwin si .lies that jie was not guilty of any carelessness or neglect of duty. He tclil the truth regarding the signals, and did not expect <b . missal. | The cause of the recent disnsl -r to tlie Wellington Auckland expr-m-s at Wli .inga marine appears to b* similar to that which resulted in the Teinora smash, in both instances goods trains were being shunted to clear the main Hue. At the inquiry into the New South Wales disaster it. was shown that, the dist-mt signal showed "clear line,” while the home signal was ut “danger.” Owing to a heavy mist the diiver was unable to seethe latter signal until too late. Experts gave evidence that the coll caused the wires conf rolling ihe dis tant signal to contract sufficiently <«> lower the signal. This is practically the same condition found to li<‘ pre vailing at the Whangamarino points lever room by the officers and pus sengers of the wrecked (rain on tlie r inspection immediately after the dis aster. |
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 139, 29 May 1914, Page 5
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