MISHAP ON MAIN TRUNK.
EXPRESSES DELAYED,
._ . . ~. : i''oi PALMERSTON NORTH. Wednesday. V The afternoon slow train, Wellington to Palmerston North, met 'with'a mishap this afternoon, the axle of 'the co* l truck snapping and causing two trucks to leave the rails. The Auckland and ,; New Plymouth .expresses were delayed 90. minutes. . * ;• The accident occurred within a, fe* \-f; yards of the bridge over the Manawatu ,at Longburn. ', Had it happened a. «* seconds later it might have been owe serious, as the train would then have , been on the bridge. "'^Vsl
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230322.2.122
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18355, 22 March 1923, Page 8
Word Count
89MISHAP ON MAIN TRUNK. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18355, 22 March 1923, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.