MISHAP TO EXPRESS.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS.
STATUS REDUCED.
THE BOWNING n MISHAP.
United Press Assn.—Elec. Tol. Copyright,
(Received July 31, 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 31. ! .The Railway Commission has decided to reduce drastically In status !the 'employees who were held responsible for the Bowning, accident.
The engine of the Wagga express train was derailed on July 11 half a mile 'from Bowning station. The first carriage, a sleeper was , badly wrecked, and six others were derailed. There were 200 passengers on the train and five .were injured. The finding of the Railway Board'inquiry, was that the accident was due to the (breaking of a switch rail in the 'catchpoints. The negligence of the inspecting engineer, resident engineer, and sub-inspector in carrying out an examination of the catch-points made those officers equally responsible with the ganger for the accident. I» ==========
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Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19011, 31 July 1933, Page 8
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