Item #2462 The Extraordinary Railway Accident in New Zealand : A Train blown over an embankment. The Australasian Sketcher.

The Extraordinary Railway Accident in New Zealand : A Train blown over an embankment

Wood-engraving. 1880. 405mm by 285mm (sheet). The Rimutaka Incline railway accident occurred on 11 September 1880 when the leading three carriages on a Greytown to Wellington train were blown off the track in strong winds near the Siberia tunnel; killing three passengers.
Unrelated text on the reverse.A couple of short tears at the very bottom of the sheet and on the left edge of the sheet." Item #2462

Price: $180.00

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