The Tangiwai Railway Bridge Collapse Disaster 1953 | A Plainly Difficult Documentary
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Date: 2022-04-09

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The Tangiwai disaster occurred at on 24 December 1953 when a railway bridge over the Whangaehu River collapsed beneath an express passenger train at Tangiwai, North Island, New Zealand. 

The disaster resulted in the loss of 151 people.

It was found the disaster was caused by the failure of a Tephra Dam resulting in a Lahar Flood which destroyed the bridge. 

00:00 Intro
00:58 Background
04:57 The Train
06:06 The Disaster 
07:30 Aftermath
08:41 Investigation
11:31 Rating

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Sources:

https://www.environmentandsociety.org/arcadia/lahar-meets-locomotive-new-zealands-tangiwai-railway-disaster-christmas-eve-1953