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An inspection is made of the fallen bridge span and locomotive, 25 December 1953.
Archives New Zealand/Te Whare Tohu Tuhituhinga O Aotearoa Railways Collection Photographer: John Le Cren Reference: AAVK W3493
'Inspecting wreckage at the Tangiwai disaster', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/inspecting-wreckage, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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