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The railway line over the Remutaka Range opened in 1878. Two years later, high winds on the Wairarapa side blew three carriages off the line and over the bank, killing four people. The catastrophe was depicted in this New Zealand Mail lithograph. Fences were built along exposed sections of the line to prevent further similar accidents.
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Reference: B-034-004
by J. H. Wallis
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