The Christmas Eve collapse of the Whangaehu River rail bridge in 1953, resulting in the tragic loss of 151 lives, remains one of New Zealand’s most significant peacetime tragedies. A lahar, triggered... Read more »
The Christmas Eve collapse of the Whangaehu River rail bridge in 1953, resulting in the plunging of a passenger train into the floodwaters, remains one of New Zealand’s most significant rail tragedies.... Read more »
