Christmas Eve 1953 saw the worst railway accident in NZ's history when the overnight Wellington to Auckland passenger express ran over the bridge at Tangiwai shortly after a lahar from the crater lake of Mt Ruapehu had swept away a pier; 6 cars fell into the swollen river causing the deaths of 151 people. For colour photos, see the book New Zealand 1950s Steam in Colour.
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