Story: Historic earthquakes

Derailed train

There was widespread damage to railway tracks around Īnangahua, causing this train to derail.

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Eileen McSaveney, Historic earthquakes – The 1968 Īnangahua earthquake, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/4525/derailed-train (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 November 2017.