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Story: Railway accidents

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Rail safety issues

  3. Types of accidents

  4. Major railway disasters

  5. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Rail safety issues

Rakaia rail accident, 1907

Rakaia rail accident, 1907

Rail accidents causing injuries and deaths, 2000–2007

Rail accidents causing injuries and deaths, 2000–2007

Promoting level-crossing safety

Promoting level-crossing safety

Careful crossing campaign

Careful crossing campaign

From page 2 - Types of accidents

Silver Fern railcar crash

Silver Fern railcar crash

Surviving the Silver Fern crash

Surviving the Silver Fern crash

Picking up the pieces

Picking up the pieces

Remutaka incline accident

Remutaka incline accident

Reporting a railway accident

Reporting a railway accident

From page 3 - Major railway disasters

After the Ōngarue crash

After the Ōngarue crash

Disaster at Hyde

Disaster at Hyde

The Tangiwai disaster

The Tangiwai disaster

Lahar warning system

Lahar warning system

Roadside Stories: Tangiwai rail disaster

Roadside Stories: Tangiwai rail disaster

How to cite this page:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/railway-accidents/media (accessed 3 July 2022)

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 11 Mar 2010

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