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The Tangiwai disaster is New Zealand's worst ever rail accident. It occurred on 24 December 1953 when the Whangaehu River bridge collapsed beneath a Wellington to Auckland express passenger train at Tangiwai, in the central North Island of New Zealand. The locomotive and first six carriages derailed into the river, killing 151 people. The Board of Inquiry into the accident found that it was caused by the collapse of the tephra dam holding back nearby Mount Ruapehu's crater lake creating a large lahar in the Whangaehu River, which destroyed one of the bridge piers at Tangiwai only minutes before the train reached the bridge. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were visiting New Zealand on their first royal tour when the disaster occurred. The Queen made her Christmas broadcast from Auckland, finishing with a message of sympathy to the people of New Zealand. Prince Philip attended a state funeral for many of the victims. Image is from our New Zealand Railways Corporation collection. Archives Reference: AAVK W3493 D1812, dated 27 December 1953. View of wrecked car on river bank. Other images from the NZ Railways Corporation collection related to the Tangiwai disaster can be seen in the following Flickr set www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/sets/72157638804665325/ For further enquiries email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
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