OTAGO GOODS TRAIN DERAILED
(P A.) Dunedin, Jan. 17 A Central Otago goods train which left Dunedin last night was derailed in the Laider Gorge about 6 o’clock this morning. Nobody was injured. Information received by the Railways Department in Dunedin today was that about 12 wagons were off the line, and several had; piled up beside the track. A breakdown train left Dunedin at 9 am. and aid was expected on the scene about 2 o'clock. It is understod that only the middle section of the train was derailed, both the locomotive and the rear goods van being left on the line. No information about the cause of th mishap had been received in Dutts edin early this afternoon, and this will probably not be available until the track is inspected by the crew of the breakdown train. The department hopes to clear the line without much trouble and no dislocation of services is expected.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 19 January 1948, Page 4
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156OTAGO GOODS TRAIN DERAILED Wanganui Chronicle, 19 January 1948, Page 4
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