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TRAIN DERAILMENT
SYDNEY EXPRESS IN PERIL;
Midnight Goods Switched Off
Line.
Inter-State Passengers Delayed
M AGGA,. Saturday.— Th'e derailment of
a goods tram occurred early this mornimr
a tew miles from Waggn. But for tlio
prompt action of the night officer nt Uran
quinty there might have been a ahocklJ
disaster, lhe goods train loft Wozna
proceeding south after midnight. Tlum
ni only a single line between Wagga and Al.
bury, anil as tlie first Atelbournc to Srd.
ncy express was due at Wngga about 1240
the night officer ut Uinnquiuty, which b
about 8 miles on the Albury side of Wanna
was or. the alert for the arrival of fhJ
express, which dashes through Uranquinty
without s.uppmg and races on to Worrm
Signals were set against trains cominc
from Wagga, but it is altoged thoy were
disregarded or unobserved, and to tho lmr
ror of the night officer the goods train
was seen approaching rapidly just a couple
of minutes before the express was duo to
Jide 8 U,'an(lui»tJ' from the other
bearing a calamity, lie. did the only
thing possible, by switching ih»
over to a dead-end loop. The oncorain,
goods tram continued until opposite tlie
stution master's residence, about 100 varili
from Uranquinty platform. It reached the
points, fouled, and left the rails, n.
cngmo and four vans loaded with sheen
urashed acrosa the stution yards, tear
tug up the permanent way. lOvontually
c"S'"e buried itself deep into th
ground, effectually blocking the traffic
The night officer had time to rat t J ."
nuls against the incoming Melbourne ot-
press, which was brought to a standstill,
and then piloted into the platform with-
out mishap. 1 assengcrs were not aware
of anything mrnsimt until they awoke to
lind themselves' at a little wnvuido
instead of well on the way Vo' tlM
A breakdown train with craw
mediately ordered out from J, n c "m
miles away. JSfforts were directed toiv'J
construction ot a short loop hue to alkl
trams to pass round the obsln," ttoS, Th,
Melbourne expresses were held in „
Uranquinty as they arrived and omJL !
there until about 0 this morning X?,
the first express from .Sydney was illowd
to run out from Wnec-i ni.. .
where passengers aiu' iuESnge wcraTi
changed from one train to tlie othw- IT,.
MtSfeSsSsHe-
Xv :?V0t to receive a bb
i uvl .l but 'residcS
biihtlccl about preparing food for R!
stranded paHscngers.
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