Two engine crew were presumed drowned when a goods train was derailed by a slip and fell into the Manawatu River. The body of the driver was recovered from Foxton Beach; the body of the fireman was never found. The locomotive involved in this tragic accident was Ka951.
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Train Derailment, Manawatu Gorge
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- August 20, 1946
- Digitisation ID
- 2013G_ELMAR-F263_007002
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
- Place
- Unknown
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone
Taxonomy
- Community Tags