Written on back with blue balllpoint pen - Derailment Shannon.
Derailed train north of Shannon, looking south, 1983 1 Colour photo print
Wagons loaded with containerized freight. White truck (right).
Extracted from “Chronicle” newspaper article: Derailment occurred as a result of collision with a milk tanker on the Otauru Road rail crossing at about 8.40 a.m. on Friday morning (15 April 1983), the train was an express goods train travelling from Auckland to Wellington. The driver of the Manawatu Dairy Company milk tanker escaped with moderate to serious leg injuries, while the 3 men aboard the train escaped with minor injuries. {this article, with pictures, is in display folder marked: “Horowhenua Transport – Railways (2)” in Vertical File drawer (HHS rooms)}
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