View of Tangiwai in the aftermath of the railway disaster of 24 December 1953, showing
destroyed carriages on the banks of the river. A photographer stands on what remains of
the bridge.
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PAColl-2388-05 Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna
Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
How to cite this page
'Destroyed railway bridge at Tangiwai', URL:
https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/destroyed-railway-bridge-tangiwai, (Ministry for Culture
and Heritage), updated 17-Jun-2014
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