The Big Yin leaves the South Island en route to New Plymouth via Wellington, and in so doing recalls two 20th-century transport disasters. In 1968, the inter-island ferry sank with 600 people aboard during a fierce storm. Boarding a train, Connolly then passes the site where, on Christmas Eve 1953, the Tangiwai Bridge collapsed, plunging a train into the river below. |
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Title: | Wellington | |
Air Date: | December 11, 2004 | |
Runtime: | 40 min | |
Genres: | Comedy Travel | |
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