Accident ferroviaire

Rakaia railway accident

11 mars 1899 · 43.76° S, 172.02° E

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11 mars 1899
Type
Accident ferroviaire
Coordonnées
43.76° S, 172.02° E
Description
accident on 11 March 1899 at the Rakaia Railway Station
Deaths
4

Rakaia railway accident

1899 railway incident in New Zealand

The Rakaia railway accident at Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand on the evening of Saturday, 11 March 1899 occurred when the second of two excursion trains returning from Ashburton to Christchurch ran into the rear of the first at the Rakaia Railway Station, killing four passengers. While due to excessive speed, the accident resulted in overdue improvements by New Zealand Railways to signalling and braking.

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