DASHED INTO A LAKE.
TRAIN DERAILMENT. SEQUEL TO A CLOUDBURST. FIFTY PASSENGERS MAROONED. United Press Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Feb. 18, 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 18. A cloudburst near Molong badly damaged tire railway line last night and caused a shallow lake to form. The Forbes express dashed into this •and the permanent way collapsed, derailing the engine, tender and two carriages. Fifty passengers were marooned, being unable to get away in the darkness°owing to the water. A relief train was sent from Bathurst.. There is no mention of casualties.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18256, 18 February 1931, Page 7
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