The Archive · 1931

RAILS REMOVED FROM BRIDGE Workmen's Quick Report Saves Derailment

water police are searching how Creek to-day for a my-is launch, the passengers of which are suspected of having removed a section of the Shanghai-Nanking rails near Soochow early yesterday morning. A railway workman discovered the rails being dislocated, and quickly stopped the upward train at Soochow. The train was delayed for three hours, No accident in connection with a derailmeht happened.

it was reported that the rails word: removed from the No. 150 bridge on the western suburb Spochow. and placed near the river dah before, am, when a. mysterious launch which was" seen there the previous day' quickly Toft the shore. The coolie was walking rer one and "noteed On receipt.of the cient import By: yhe workman, the upward rata halted at the Soochow station. THe-repair was éfepted in hours when trafic: was testinal.

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