RAILWAY TRAFFIC DISORGANISED BY CANTERBURY FLOODS The overflow of the Ashburton River during the Canterbury floods resulted in the washing away of the approach to the new railway bridge, the line being left suspended as shown in this photograph. Train passengers had to travel by car between Ashburton and Tinwald.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22352, 25 February 1936, Page 6
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50RAILWAY TRAFFIC DISORGANISED BY CANTERBURY FLOODS The overflow of the Ashburton River during the Canterbury floods resulted in the washing away of the approach to the new railway bridge, the line being left suspended as shown in this photograph. Train passengers had to travel by car between Ashburton and Tinwald. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22352, 25 February 1936, Page 6
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