Many people who were at the Shanghai North Station to meet the night train from Hangchow on Saturday were somewhat apprehensive when it failed to arrive to time. As a matter of fact the train, which was due about 11 o'clock, did not put in an appearance until shortly after 3.30 o'clock the follow. ing morning.
Inquiries elicited the fact that one of the cars of the Shanghai-Kashing local train had been de railed at Kashing. It appears that after arrival at Kashing on Satur day evening and when the passengers had all alighted, the train wag being shunted on to another line, when the coach was derailed. Thera were no casualties, When the Shanghai train bound for Hangchow reached Kashing, it was unable to pass and vice versa with the Hangchow. train for Shang.
Passengers were ordered to alight and! change trains,. those bound for Shanghai to board the train from Shangha: which was ordered to return, and those for Hangchow to take the train which had arrived from Hangchow.
As soon as it was learned that the train had been derailed, the traffic and engineerin~ departments of the railway sent men to the spot to render the necessary assistance, and it was not long before the car was put on the rails again and the train service running as usual,
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