WAGONS DERAILED
Limited Express Delayed PA AUCKLAND, Dec. 7. Eight wagons of a north-bound goods train were derailed about threequarters of a mile north of Frankton about 8 o’clock tonight. Both lines were blocked, and it was expected that they would not be cleared until about 2 a.m tomorrow. There were 99 wagons in the train. Railway gangs with cranes were soon at work clearing the lines. Little information is available of the extent of the damage done. It is known, however, that one line was buckled The south-bound limited, express,’ about two hours behind the goods train, will have to wait until the line is cleared. It is expected that it will be about six hours late reaching Wellington. Passengers on the 4.20 pm Auckland-Frankton train, which was behind the goods train, were transferred to buses and taken to Frankton. Many other trains are also held up waiting for the line to be cleared.
The coal mines in the Otago-South-land area will be closed between December 15 and January 8 for the miners’ holidays.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27567, 8 December 1950, Page 6
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