The derailed train as it appeared on Sunday morning. Although the first carriage was completely wrecked only five passengers received injuries sufficiently serious to necessitate their removal to hospital,
The capsized engine covered with mud and clay resting within a few yards of the main highway, Passengers removing their belongings from the wreckage of the first carriage. An injured man is seen resting on which runs parallel to the railway line. one of the seats while waiting for medical attention. AUCKLAND-WELLINGTON MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS DERAILED AFTER STRIKING A SLIP ON THE LINE AT PARAPARAUMU, NEAR WELLINGTON
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22512, 1 September 1936, Page 8
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96The derailed train as it appeared on Sunday morning. Although the first carriage was completely wrecked only five passengers received injuries sufficiently serious to necessitate their removal to hospital, The capsized engine covered with mud and clay resting within a few yards of the main highway, Passengers removing their belongings from the wreckage of the first carriage. An injured man is seen resting on which runs parallel to the railway line. one of the seats while waiting for medical attention. AUCKLAND-WELLINGTON MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS DERAILED AFTER STRIKING A SLIP ON THE LINE AT PARAPARAUMU, NEAR WELLINGTON New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22512, 1 September 1936, Page 8
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