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Scenes at Tangiwai rail disaster
- Date
- 23-24 December 1953
- Reference
- MP-0059
- Description
Photographs taken at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai on Christmas Eve, 1953. Images of the train wreck and the rescue effort. Photographs taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z.) Limited.
Original prints from these negatives are at PAColl-4975-1-01
On Christmas Eve, 1953, a surge of water, ice, volcanic ash and boulders from the crater lake of Mount Ruapehu carried away most of the Tangiwai railway bridge across the Whangaehu River. As a result, the engine, tender, and six carriages of the Wellington-to-Auckland night express plunged into the flooded river.
Quantity: 37 b&w original negative(s). 22 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strips with 43 images.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui / Negatives from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
- Format
- 37 b&w original negative(s), 22 b&w original negative(s) 35mm strips with 43 images, Negatives
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Rescuers at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai
Date: 24 December 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-13
Description: Rescuers on the banks of the Whangaehu Stream, Tangiwai, at the scene of the railway disaster of 24 December 1953. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 10 x 12.5 cm
Banks of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-09-F
Description: At the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Looks along the banks of the Whangaehu Stream, showing a group of people standing around the wrecked railway locomotive. Beyond are the remains of the railway bridge. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-01-10 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic acetate negative 10 x 12.5 cm
Railway carriage lying on its side at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai
Date: 24 December 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-01
Description: At the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Shows a railway carriage lying on its side with men standing alongside and on top of the wreck. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-02 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 10 x 12.5 cm
Railway carriage on the bank of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disast...
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-07-F
Description: At the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Shows a railway carriage lying on its side on the bank of the Whangaehu Stream. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Other - Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-01-29 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 10 x 12.5 cm
Rescue party officials at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-A-32-F
Description: Rescue party officials at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. From left: Senior Sergeant Roy Griffiths, Inspector W J K Brown, unidentified, unidentified. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic acetate negative 35 mm
Groups on the banks of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disaster at Tan...
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-A-13-F
Description: Groups on the banks of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Shows the backs of men in the foreground. On the other side of the steam, men with a tractor work on a winch. A railway carriage lies on its side in the background. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Other - Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-01-07 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic acetate negative 35 mm
Twisted train tracks at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai
Date: 24 December 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-08
Description: Twisted train tracks leading up to the banks of the Whangaehu Stream, Tangiwai, at the scene of the railway disaster of 24 December 1953. Shows the gap where the bridge was washed away. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-06 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 10 x 12.5 cm
Rescuers carrying away the body of a victim of the Tangiwai rail disaster
Date: 24 December 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-A-28
Description: Rescuers, including police and army personnel, carrying away the body of a victim of the Tangiwai rail disaster. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on strip. Physical Description: Film negative 35mm
Railway carriage on the bank of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disast...
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-A-25-F
Description: Railway carriage lying on its side on the bank of the Whangaehu Stream at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic acetate negative 35 mm
Police and others alongside a wrecked carriage at the scene of the railway disaster at ...
Date: Dec 1953
From: Peacock, Morice Gladstone, 1916-1995 : Negatives, prints, register and minute book from 20th Century Photography studio, Taumarunui
Reference: MP-0059-A-14a
Description: Unidentified police and others alongside a wrecked carriage at the scene of the railway disaster at Tangiwai, December 1953. Photograph taken by Morrie Peacock of 20th Century Photography (N.Z) Limited. Original print from this negative at PAColl-4875-1-01-18 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic acetate negative 35 mm