THICK FOG IN LONDON
TRAIN'S WRONG TURNING SIGNALMAN'S ERROR Wireless broadcasts from' London are claiming the closest attention from enthusiasts vrho possess the necessary receiving apparatus. One Dunedin enthusiast had the experience of listening to a London announcer's remarks concerning a fog which enveloped the big city last Tuesday. Ihe broadcast was Very distinct on Tuesday night. . The announcer said that & train whicn left the London Bridge Station turned up at the Waterloo Station, whereas its destination wis the Cannon Street Station. It was a worker's train, and the fog caused confusion, the announcer stating that the signalman evidently could not distinguish the number on the engine, and so switched the train on to the wrong track. Fortunately no-accident occurred, but the workers arrived at their respective occuputions late, as they had a brisk walk of about 20 minutes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21401, 27 January 1933, Page 9
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139THICK FOG IN LONDON New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21401, 27 January 1933, Page 9
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