RAILWAY MISHAPS.
CHRISTCHURCH COLLISION.
DRIVER REDUCED IN RANK.
[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday.
The driver of the railway locomotive which collided with a crowded tramway trailer at Colombo Street crossing on the morning of June 7 has been reduced from the position of second-grade driver to first-grade fireman. This punishment has been imposed by the Railway Board in Wellington. It entails a reduction in pay of about 2s a day for an indefinite period. The fireman on the locomotive was exonerated.
ENGINE CREW EXONERATED.
DERAILMENT AT TIMARU. .
[BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday.
The driver and fireman of the locomotive which was derailed at Timaru recently have been exonerated from blame.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19697, 25 July 1927, Page 8
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