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The tangiwai train crashed in the year 1953
The Tangiwai disaster occured in 1953, on 24 December.
24 December, 1953
There have been several train crashes in New Zealand, the worst being the Tangiwai disaster on 24 December 1953
New Zealand's worst rail disaster was the Tangiwai disaster on Christmas Eve 1953 which claimed 151 lives. An express steam train travelling from Wellington to Auckland plunged from a bridge that had been damaged by a lahar into the Whangaehu River.
24 December 1953
24 December 1953
On Christmas eve 1953 a lahar (or mudflow) caused by the eruption of Ruapehu destroyed the Tangiwai railway bridge. This resulted in the derailment of a train and the deaths of 151 people in what has become known as the Tangiwai Disaster.althought warned about the collapsed bridge the train driver was not able to stop the train in time.
The Tangiwai Disaster occured at 10:21pm on 24 December 1953, New Zealand time. (9:21am on 24 December 1953 UTC)
The Tangiwai Disaster.
Tangiwai NZ, Christmas Eve 1953
Wellington Olympic AFC was created in 1953.