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| | Tangiwai Railway Disaster - NZHistory.net.nz |
 | | The Wellington-Auckland night express plunged into the flooded Whangaehu River just west of Tangiwai, near Waiouru. |
| | Of the 285 people on board, 151 were killed. |
| | Members of the New Zealand Forest Service, soldiers from Waiouru Military Camp, police, navy and Ministry of Works personnel, groups of farmers and other local volunteers worked throughout the night. |
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