TRAFFIC RESUMED
WELLINGTON-WAIRARAPA LINE By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, December' 14. After being blocked for two days by slips and wash-outs caused by the rainstorm on Monday, the railway line between Upper Hutt and Cross Creek was opened for through traffic at 8 o'clock to-night. From then onward trains were able to negotiate the affected areas, but it was stated tonight that every precaution was being taken and that speed restrictions would apply till the track ballast is properly consolidated, a series of slips and wash-outs between Mangaroa, three miles north of Upper Hutt, and the Summit completely blocked the permanent way, and from Monday afternoon till this evening traffic between Wellington and the Wairarapa via Upper Hutt was suspended.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21528, 15 December 1939, Page 2
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119TRAFFIC RESUMED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21528, 15 December 1939, Page 2
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