Railway accidents in Victoria

There have been a number of train accidents on the railway network of Victoria, Australia. Some of these are listed below:

• 4 May 2010: A Metro train collided with an Apex quarry freighter (operated by Pacific National) stopped at a signal south of Craigieburn railway station. 5 people were injured, with 3 having serious injuries.^[1]

• 5 June 2007: A semi-trailer truck collided at a level crossing southbound V/Line passenger train north of the town of Kerang, killing 11 on board the train.^[2] (2007 Kerang train crash)

• 28 April 2006: A V/Line VLocity high-speed train is derailed when struck by an 18 wheeler truck, killing 2 and injuring 28 on the Ballarat to Ararat line ^[3]

• 16 November 2003: More than 60 people were injured when a Ballarat-bound train was derailed after colliding with a car that had been deliberately left on the track.^[4]

• 12 November 2003: A stationary Bendigo-bound V/Line "Sprinter" train is hit by another V/Line train at Spencer Street.

• 16 March 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.^[5]

• 3 February 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.^[6]

• 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.^[7][8][9] The driver of the truck was charged but later acquitted of culpable driving.

• 18 June 2002: Two Connex suburban trains crash head-on at Epping railway station, Melbourne when a driver, incapacitated by a migraine, goes through a stop signal.^[10]

• 5 June 2001: Two suburban trains collide at Footscray Station.^[11]

• 26 July 2000: An empty city-bound suburban train crashes into a stationary train at Homesglen Station.

• 31 March 2000: Derailment of a Hitachi train at Richmond station.

• 20 November 1989: Two Commuter city bound trains collided at Syndal Station when one stationary train which had stopped and delayed due to door faults, was hit from behind by a second train which had stopped at a prior signal, but then continued onwards. 37 people were injured, there were no fatalities.^[12]

• 7 February 1969: Southbound Southern Aurora passenger train involved in head-on collision with a northbound freight train near Violet Town. Nine people were killed. (Violet Town railway disaster)

• 7 September 1951: Westbound Overland interstate express train involved in head-on collision with Eastbound Overland at Serviceton. The fireman on the westbound express was killed.^[13]

• 20 April 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.^[14] (Sunshine train disaster)

See also

• Lists of rail accidents
• List of disasters in Australia by death toll

External links

• Melbourne Train Crashes on the Emergency Management Australia Disasters Database

Notes

1. ^ The Age "Investigators say freight train had stopped at red light". Melbourne. 4 May 2010. http://www.theage.com.au/national/investigators-say-freight-train-had-stopped-at-red-light-20100504-u7hm.html\work=The Age. Retrieved 2010-09-20. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Oakes, Dan; Doherty, Ben, Webb, Carolyn, Guerrera, Orietta (5 June 2007). "11 die in train crash". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/six-dead-in-train-crash/2007/06/05/1180809490082.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2007-06-06. 
3. ^ "Two dead, 30 hurt in train crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 2006. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/two-dead-30-hurt-in-train-crash/2006/04/28/1146198346745.html. 
4. ^ Urban, Rebecca; Evans, Chris (16 November 2006). "Crash a criminal act". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/11/15/1068674438874.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
5. ^ "Derailment of Freight Train 1SP2N and the Subsequent Collision of Passenger Train 8318". Australian Transport Safety Bureau: Investigation Reports. 1 November 2006. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2003/RAIR/rair2003002.aspx. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
6. ^ "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. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2003/RAIR/rair2003001.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
7. ^ "Three dead, one critical in steam train crash". Sydney: Sydney Morning Herald. 2002-10-14. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/14/1034222688434.html. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
8. ^ "Three killed in Benalla train crash". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2002-010-13. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200210/s700190.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
9. ^ "Rail Safety Investigation Report - Final". Collision between steam passenger Train 8382 & Loaded B-double truck. Australian Transport Safety Bureau. http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2002/RAIR/rair2002003.aspx. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
10. ^ "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. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2002/RAIR/rair2002001.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
11. ^ "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. https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2002/RAIR/rair002.aspx. Retrieved 2007-06-09. 
12. ^ "National Nine News report". Collision between two City bound Commuter Trains. National Nine News Australia. 20 November 1989. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSCUajryhQQ. Retrieved 2008-02-18. 
13. ^ Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September 1988 pp193-206
14. ^ Buckland, John L. (July 1969). "The Sunshine Railway Disaster". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin: pp. 146–157.