New Zealand's worst rail disaster occurred at Tangiwai on the 24th of September 1953 on the North Island Main Trunk.

An express train travelling from Wellington to Auckland carrying 285 passengers and crew drove over the Whangaehu River bridge whe...

Creator:      Ella
Date:          2019

Paul Moss Photographer - Self-photographed Tangiwai Area, showing the Train Engine Number Plate, at the disaster site, 24th December 1953.

Creator:      Paul Moss