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Tangiwai train wreckage
This shows the wreckage of the Wellington–Auckland express and the remains of the railway bridge at Tangiwai, 25 December 1953.
Alexander Turnbull Library
Morrie Peacock Collection
Reference: PAColl-4875, 59.10
Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz.
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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