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Description

In 1927, the Railways Department installed an American designed rail crossing called a wig-wag on Main Street, opposite Millar Street. Whilst the loud bells prevented accidents, late trains caused disturbance for residents, and even more so when it was defective and continued to ring throughout the night. The problem was fixed, however the wig-wag was dismantled by 1945.

The rail tracks in Main Street were removed in 1964 and there is now no trace of the old level crossing in Terrace End.

Identification

Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatù Standard
Date
September 12, 2020
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041500
Format
Born Digital
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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Taxonomy

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main street,
manawatu standard,
memory lane,
railway crossing,
railways,
terrace end,
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