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Destroyed railway bridge at Tangiwai

View of Tangiwai in the aftermath of the railway disaster of 24 December 1953, showing destroyed carriages on the banks of the river. A photographer stands on what remains of the bridge.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PAColl-2388-05
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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Destroyed railway bridge at Tangiwai, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/destroyed-railway-bridge-tangiwai, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated