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The Tangiwai disaster

New Zealand's worst railway accident occurred at Tangiwai in the central North Island on 24 December 1953. Click through to see how events unfolded that day.

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Nancy Swarbrick. 'Railway accidents', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 28-Feb-12
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/railway-accidents/3/4