1987 Five wagons into the Grey

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Description1987 Five wagons into the Grey.Date of Photo1987Map^[1]ContributorTony Kokshoorn

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Location (city or town)GreymouthLandmark (Place)Cobden quarryEvent1987 Five wagons into the Grey.Runaway trainTrain derailment

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Date Created25th April 2022CommentsJason Mather
Wow 5 wagons went in, would love to see recovery pics of this
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Les Bryce
Jason Mather probably left them there

Jason Mather
Les Bryce dont they would do that because of the fishing boats Les, I could ask my dad he still works in the industry, after reading comments though you could be right

Malcolm Lodge
Some legends worked there as shunters

Murray Saunders
Fonzie....

Elizabeth Ann Beech
Looks like they shunted a bit far!

Paddy Wakefield
From memory think there was another 5wagons in the river

Dave Steers
Paddy Wakefield yes there was.fergusons dragged them out by the sewer pipe.i remember that day well.you can't fit 50 coal wagons in main line when it already has 15 in it.

Alan Sheehan
Yes I remember that, think Noel Bone dived down there and saw a few more.

Murray Dixon
Yeah I think the divers went down & came back up ....you said 5 wagons....so what 5 do you actually want

Bruce Dando
Murray Dixon true.lot went over inthe dead of night.

Ian Coates
I thought porky was in the picture for this one

David Knipe
The good ole days , remember them well lol

Dave Steers
David Knipe sure where

Geoffrey King
End of Ferry terminal wharf Picton another place where there were probably still are lots of wagons on the sea bed

Fred Key
As a LE went down there with a DSA one day and the driver (I will not name) he said to put the hand brake on we did stop in time

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1987 Five wagons into the Grey

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