MAIN TRUNK LINE
SLIP AND DERAILMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association TAUMARUNUI, December 7. A slip occurred at 7.30 a.m. on the railway line between Piriaka and Manunui, more than 30 tons of dry rock and papa being precipitated on to the line. Men working on the spot soon cleared away the debris and the train leaving Taumarunui at 9 a.m. got through. There was no further trouble at the spot during the day all trains running to schedule. A special goods train which left Taumarunui at 2 a.m. for Stratford was derailed at Mangapara, the first station past Ohura, through the breaking of an axle in a truck full of manure. The train ran for a mile, damaging the ballast, before the break was noticed, and when it struck points near Mangapara station a wheel collapsed and the truck went off the line dragging seven other trucks of manure and coal and the guard's van with it. The trucks did not capsize and were practically undamaged. Hundreds of sleepers, however, were broken and fishplates damaged. A breakdown train from Ohakune was on the scene quickly, and it was expected that the line would be clear for the express to-night.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THD19331208.2.13
Bibliographic details
Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19667, 8 December 1933, Page 3
Word Count
198MAIN TRUNK LINE Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19667, 8 December 1933, Page 3
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Timaru Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in