LIMITED STRIKES SLIP
NO DAMAGE DONE [Per Press Association.) TAJJMARUNUI, June 27. The Limited express from Auckland last flight ran into a small slip between Puketutu and Kopaki. The engine and carriages ploughed through the debris and no damage was done, 'rhe train was delayed for an hour for inspection of the engine and carriages before proceeding. The point where the slip occurred is 138 miles from Auckland, or 12 miles south of To Kuiti. According to information received by the head office of the Railway Department in Wellington the train was detained 25 minutes at the scene of the slip and another 13 minutes at Kopaki. It arrived at Wellington at 10.40 a.m., an hour later than usual. A gang has been put to work to clear the debris away.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 151, 29 June 1932, Page 10
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131LIMITED STRIKES SLIP Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 151, 29 June 1932, Page 10
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