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ÅŒngarue
Ongarue () is a rural community in the Ruapehu District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located south of Te Kūiti and Waimiha, and north of Taumarunui. It is in meshblock 1041902, which had a population of 54 in 2013. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "place of shaking" (i.e. an earthquake) for ''Ōngarue''. Ongarue is on the North Island Main Trunk Railway. The Ongarue railway station operated from 1901 to 1975. On 6 July 1923, south of the township, an express train hit a landslide; the resulting Ongarue railway disaster killed 17 people, at the time the worst loss of life on New Zealand's railway. It remains the country's third-worst railway disaster. The village formerly had an Ellis and Burnand sawmill. From 1922 to 1958, the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue, Ellis and Burnand Tramway, an extensive bush tramway, served this mill and connected with the Main Trunk railway.John Yonge (ed.), ''New Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ongarue Railway Disaster
The Ongarue railway disaster occurred on 6 July 1923 near the small settlement of Ongarue, near Taumarunui, North Island, New Zealand, when an overnight express ran into a landslip. Of the 200 passengers on board, 17 died and 28 were injured. The disaster marked the first major loss of life in New Zealand railway history; the Christchurch ''The Press, Press'' noted that each of the previous fatal railway accidents had resulted in no greater loss of life than that resulting from an overturned motor car. The Ongarue disaster remains the third worst railway accident in New Zealand's history. Almost exactly twenty years later on 4 June 1943, its death toll was surpassed in the Hyde railway disaster, which claimed 21 lives. Ten years after that, 151 died in the Tangiwai disaster. Accident On the evening of 5 July 1923, the North Island Main Trunk Railway's Auckland to Wellington express was timetabled to leave Auckland at 7.10 pm, but was held for more than four hours. One report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |