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The longest train to negotiate the upper East Coast line, containing equivalent to 100 four-wheel wagons, arrived at Gisborne station earlier this month. The train, which was hauled by two diesel locomotives, was conducting a braking test to find out if trains of this length could be handled satisfactorily on the steep grades of the line. The test was considered an unquestionable success. The rear half of the train is pictured on arrival at the station, with the last van just visible over Grey Street.

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Four people were taken to hospital following a collision on the Dalrymple Road-Stout Street intersection between a van and a light truck. Both vehicles were extensively damaged.

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With the aid of explosives, Westminster Dredging Company staff has been demolishing the former lighter and pleasure craft berths adjacent to the Harbour Board's slipway. One of the many blasts, which have been heard in the city in recent weeks, is pictured at the moment of detonation.