AUCKLAND EXPRESS
HITS BOULDER NEAR TE KUITI. ROLLING STOCK DAMAGED. [Per Press Association.) Te Kuiti, June 28. The north-bound express, which passed through Te Kuiti at 2.40 o’clock this morning, ran into a large boulder on the side of the track three miles south of Te Kuiti, resulting in damage to the engine, two cars, and the postal van. The undergear of the engine was damaged, and the steps and battery box were torn off one car, and the steps and undergear of the other car were damaged. The postal van was only slightly The express was delayed 21 hours, and the Limited express was also delayed 11 hours while the track was being cleared. There were no casualties.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 162, 28 June 1930, Page 5
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119AUCKLAND EXPRESS Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 162, 28 June 1930, Page 5
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