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Description

This rail crash occurred two km from the Palmerston North Railway Station on the run to Wellington. The only injuries sustained were those of the driver Mr Mayo while the seven passengers and Wally Wallbutton escaped unscathed. See Manawatu Evening Standard 27 August 1981.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection R 26
Date
1981
Digitisation ID
2014P_R26_007568
Format
B&W print

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accident,
crash,
railways,
train,
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