RAILWAY MISHAP.
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. Per Press Association. YVELLINGTON, April 23. Because of a main line derailment at Ngahauranga early hist night railway traffic on the double-track section l>etween YVellington and Petone was suspended and all passengers to and Irom the Hutt Valley were transported by a fleet of railway buses. The return service from YY'aterloo collided with a number of wagons standing in the Ngahauranga yards. Five wagons were derailed and some wore damaged. It is expected that the lino-will be clear early in the morning.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 124, 24 April 1940, Page 10
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86RAILWAY MISHAP. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 124, 24 April 1940, Page 10
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