LIMITED DERAILED
i CARRIAGE JUMPS LINE NEAR PORIRUA | (P.A.) Wellington, Sept. 29. ! The Auckland- Wellington express 1 was derailed about a mile on the Wellington side of Porirua this morning. 1 H is beheved that the mishap was due ito the front wheels of the first carriage jumping the rails. The engine driver promptly pulled up the train , and no one was injured. The engine | and rolling stock were undamaged, but the track was damaged. The passengers were brought to Wellington in buses which the department quickly sent to the scene.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 231, 30 September 1943, Page 4
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