More Info →Derailment on the Palmerston North - Napier Line

Description

This photograph shows a derailment on the Palmerston North - Napier Line, Keith Street Palmerston North. About eighteen wagons were derailed.There were a spate of attempts to derail trains on the line, through the use of debris on the line, objects thrown at the drivers and one case of shots being fired.

Identification

Object type

Image

Relation

Public Photograph Collection R 18

Date

circa 1926

Digitisation ID

2014N_R18_007811

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