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The night was clear and the weather fine: 70 years since the Tangiwai railway disaster

A narrative history recounting experiences of New Zealand’s worst railway accident, the Tangiwai disaster of Christmas Eve 1953.

Posted byandrebrettDecember 24, 2023December 25, 2024Posted inNew Zealand history, railways and trainsTags:long-distance trains, New Zealand railways, passenger trains, rail transport, railway accidents, railways, Tangiwai disaster, trains
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