Railway accidents in Victoria
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There have been a number of train accidents on the railway network of Victoria, Australia. Some of these are listed below:
- June 5, 2007: A semi-trailer truck collided at a level crossing southbound V/Line passenger train north of the town of Kerang, killing 11 onboard the train.[1] (2007_Kerang_train_crash)
- November 12, 2003: A stationary Bendigo-bound V/Line "Sprinter" train is hit by another V/Line train at Spencer Street.
- March 16, 2003: Sydney to Melbourne standard gauge freight train derails at Chiltern, fouling the adjacent broad gauge line. Due to poor communication between train control centres, a V/Line service was not warned in enough time and struck the wreckage, with no serious injuries.[2]
- February 3, 2003: A runaway M>Train operated Comeng suburban train travels the length of the Broadmeadows line before smashing into a stationary V/Line train at Spencer Street Station.[3]
- October 2002: a B-Double semi trailer collided with a heritage steam train at Benalla. Three people were killed and a fourth received severe burns when the locomotive rolled onto its side.[4] [5] [6] The driver of the truck was charged but later acquitted of culpable driving.
- June 18, 2002: Two Connex suburban trains crash head-on at Epping, when a driver, incapacitated by a migraine, goes through a stop signal.[7]
- June 5, 2001: Two suburban trains collide at Footscray Station.[8]
- July 26, 2000: An empty city-bound suburban train crashes into a stationary train at Holmesglen Station.
- March 31, 2000: Derailment of a Hitachi train at Richmond station.
- February 7, 1969: Southbound Southern Aurora passenger train involved in head-on collision with a northbound freight train at Violet Town. Nine people were killed. (Violet Town railway disaster)
- April 20, 1908: 44 people killed and over 400 injured when a Melbourne-bound train from Bendigo collided with the rear of a mail train from Ballarat at Sunshine railway station. (Sunshine train disaster)
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[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, Dan; Doherty, Ben, Webb, Carolyn, Guerrera, Orietta. "11 die in train crash", The Age, 2007-06-05. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
- ^ Derailment of Freight Train 1SP2N and the Subsequent Collision of Passenger Train 8318. Australian Transport Safety Bureau: Investigation Reports (November 1, 2006). Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
- ^ Rail Safety Investigation Report 2003001 - Runaway of Suburban Electric Passenger Train 5264 and collision with Diesel Locomotive Hauled Passenger Train 8141. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ "Three dead, one critical in steam train crash" (html), Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald, 2002-10-14. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ "Three killed in Benalla train crash" (html), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2002-010-13. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Rail Safety Investigation Report - Final (html). Collision between steam passenger Train 8382 & Loaded B-double truck. Australian Transport Saftey Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Rail Safety Investigation Report 2002001 - Collision Between Suburban Electric Passenger Train 1648 and Suburban Electric Empty Train 1025. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
- ^ Rail Safety Investigation Report 002 - Collision between Suburban Electric Passenger Train 6369 and the empty Express Electric Train 6371. Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Department of Transport and Regional Services, Government of Australia. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
