MISHAP TO MAIN TRUNK TRAIN.
SHAFT OF ENGINE BREAKS. (Peb United Press Association.) TAUMARUNUI, October 30. The Main Trunk express from Auckland to Wellington was delayed .between Erua and Pukoico owing to the breakdown of the engine. The mishap at about 4 a.m. at a spot a mil© past Erua, and the train was delayed for five hours, getting under way again about 9 a.m. The cause of the accident was a broken shaft. The engine pulled up with a jerk and four or five sleepers were torn up. The passengers received a severe shake, but no serious damage was done. An engine was sent out trom Ohakune, and when the damage had been repaired the train proceeded on its journey.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19316, 31 October 1924, Page 11
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