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Railways, roads & transport, 1951

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81 Killed As Train Falls From Bridge From Our Staff Correspondent and A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Eighty-one people were killed and more than 500 injured when a passenger train was derailed at Woodbridge, 30 miles from New York, last night. Searchers…

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Bridge Parts for Formosans

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 20

WASHINGTON.--The Marshall Aid Administration announced in Washington that 50 tons of bridge spans, made in…

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Bridge Parts for Formosans

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 20

WASHINGTON.--The Marshall Aid Administration announced in Washington that 59 tons of bridge spans, made in…

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Half-hourly train service

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 4

Under new cuts, electric trains will run half-hourly services on all lines between 2 p.m. and midnight on Saturdays, all…

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'Stowaways' on train tender

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wed.--Two men travelled tonight from Sydney to Newcastle on the coal tender of the Brisbane express. Railwaymen said the mem were lucky they did…

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Farms Along Desert Road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 16

CAIRO (Reuter). — Egypt plans to develop the sandy wastes on either side of the thin tarmac ribbon of road that…

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Death train travelled at excess speed

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 7

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--The New Jersey train which crashed last night with a loss of 83 lives was travelling at twice regulation speed…

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News in brief Road Rise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

London, Thursday.-- Nationalised road transport will cost 10 Per cent. more from January…

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News in brief Road Rise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

London, Thursday.-- Nationalised road transport will cost 10 Per cent. more from January…

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News in brief Road Rise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

London, Thursday.-- Nationalised road transport will cost 10 Per cent. more from January…

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News in brief Road Rise

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 10

London, Thursday.-- Nationalised road transport will cost 10 Per cent. more from January…

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Derailment Of Train Holds Up Many Workers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Thousands of workers were left stranded on stations this morning when the front carraige of an electric train was derailed at Flemington. The derailinent caused delays to…

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U.S. Train Disaster Engineer Admits Speeding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday. --An engineer admitted that he was speeding at twice the regulation limit…

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U.S. Train Disaster Engineer Admits Speeding

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday. --An engineer admitted that he was speeding at twice the regulation limit…

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Derailment Of Train Holds Up Many Workers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 2

Thousands of workers were left stranded on stations this morning when the front carriage of an electric train was derailed of Flemington. The derailment caused delays to…

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Road Men's Vote On Coal Strike

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. — Newcastle transport workers to-day refused to commit themselves to…

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Runaway trailer hits house.. Electric train jumps rails

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 5

A runaway trailer hit a house at Lily field today wrecking a fence and dislodging bricks from the house wall. (Picture below.) Two children, who had been playing near the fence…

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Road Safety Council Branch Formed in Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 3

AT a public meeting convened by the Mayor (Ald. W. L. Chapman) and held in Penrith Council Chambers on Friday…

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U.s. Rail Disaster Admission of Excessive Train Speed

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The engineer of a train which plunged off a newly-built trestle bridge at Woodbridge (New Jersey) yesterday, killing 83 passengers and injuring…

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U.s. Rail Disaster Admission of Excessive Train Speed

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1951 · page 7

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The engineer of a train which plunged off a newly-built trestle bridge at Woodbridge (New Jersey) yesterday, killing 83 passengers and injuring…

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