TRAM DERAILMENT
CAUSED BY TENNIS BALL [BT TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] "WELLINGTON, Friday It is believed that a tennis ball was responsible for a tram-car being derailed yesterday at the loop at Miramar. The car was not damaged extensively, and none of the passengers was injured. An inspection revealed that tke mechanism was prevented from operating by half a tennis ball, which Avas jammed between the rails in such a manner as to prevent a proper "switch" being made.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19380129.2.159
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 16
Word Count
78TRAM DERAILMENT New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 16
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.
Log in