1936 Paraparaumu train wreck

1936 Paraparaumu train wreck
1936 Paraparaumu train wreck
	A passenger is carried off in a stretcher with the train wreck in the background
Details
Date	30 August 1936 ; 06:25 NZST
Location	Paraparaumu
Coordinates	40°55′13″S 175°00′15″E / 40.92028°S 175.00417°E
Country	New Zealand
Line	North Island Main Trunk Railway
Operator	New Zealand Railways Department
Incident type	Derailment
Cause	Struck landslip caused by heavy rain
Statistics
Trains	1
Passengers	70
Deaths	1
Injured	5

The 1936 Paraparaumu train wreck occurred on Sunday, 30 August 1936 near Paraparaumu, New Zealand. A train was travelling from Auckland to Wellington in heavy rain when it derailed after striking a landslide across the tracks.^[1]^[2] One passenger died as a result of injuries received in the incident.

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^ "Train wreck". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 1936. p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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[:1-2] "Train wreck". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 1936. p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

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