Bridge Failure Database
Bridge near Nuhaka (Napier-Gisborne railway line)
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Rail |
| Country | New Zealand (2) |
| Cause | Deterioration |
| Details | The bridge collapsed as two Dc-class locomotives were towing a 60-tonne rail crane across the bridge. The collapse was blamed on years of neglect following the privatisation of the rail system. |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Australia |
| Reference | http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0505/S00076.htm |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
