The Hines Hill train collision occurred on the Eastern Goldfields Railway on 14 January 1996 at Hines Hill, Western Australia. Two trains entered a passing...
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A head-on collision is a traffic collision where the front ends of two vehicles such as cars, trains, ships or planes hit each other when travelling in...
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the train before it has passed the Danger signal. However, provided that the train stops within the designated overlap beyond that signal, a collision should...
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Passing loop (section Train length)
only; also, there is less likelihood of a collision caused by signalling a train onto the track reserved for trains in the opposing direction. In France,...
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interstate operations. In January 1996, AN10 was destroyed in the Hines Hill train collision. In November 1997, the remaining 10 were sold to National Rail...
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The Zanthus train collision occurred at a crossing loop on the Trans-Australian Railway between Perth and Sydney on 18 August 1999. It is located 739 km...
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services stop at Hines Hill, at least one service each day. Hines Hill train collision Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hines Hill (suburb and...
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1996, DL37 was destroyed in the Hines Hill train collision. In June 1999, National Rail began operating blue metal trains in New South Wales from Dunmore...
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overrunning train was killed. January 14 - Australia - Hines Hill train collision: two trains entered a passing loop from opposite directions after one...
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Railway accidents in New South Wales (redirect from Lindfield train disaster)
head-on collision between two goods trains. One of the drivers (Michael Stephenson) survived and the other driver and the firemen of both trains together...
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collision. The report noted that the train, truck, and level crossing warning signals were all serviceable prior to the incident, and both the train and...
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10 March 2008, train 6MP9 was carrying containerised general freight from Melbourne to Perth when it derailed 11 wagons near Hines Hill in Western Australia...
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not maintaining control of the train it collided with an Eastbound Westrail (see Hines Hill train collision) freight train after it had passed Departure...
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Glenbrook rail accident (redirect from Glenbrook train disaster)
cutting in time to avoid a collision. This is essentially equivalent to a blind corner. The track was curved to the left, the train was using the left-hand...
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The Exeter crossing loop collision was a railway accident that occurred between the Temora Mail Train and a goods train at Exeter railway station, New...
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pushed over on to its side. Three carriages of the Mail train were also derailed. The collision damaged approximately 60 metres (200 ft) of track on the...
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The Roseville train collision on 29 July 1950 was a railway collision near Roseville, New South Wales in Australia of the "signal at danger tripped past...
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Violet Town rail accident (category Train collisions in Australia)
the collision that occurred between the Sydney to Melbourne express passenger train, the "Southern Aurora" and a Melbourne to Albury goods train, near...
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The Valley Heights train collision was an accident on the Western Railway line of New South Wales at Valley Heights. The collision was between a moving...
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Railway accidents in Victoria (redirect from Melbourne Train Crashes)
when a collision occurred between a special train, which had been engaged to convey intending purchasers of land from the sale of the Box Hill estate...
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Granville rail disaster (redirect from Granville train disaster)
when a crowded commuter train derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge that collapsed onto two of the train's passenger carriages. The official...
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Sydenham rail disaster (category Train collisions in Australia)
Railways electric passenger train travelling to Bankstown ran into the rear of another electric train travelling to East Hills at Sydenham. Five people were...
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Cowan rail accident (category Train collisions in Australia)
proceeded, colliding with the steam train shortly after. The impact killed the driver of the inter-urban train, Gordon Hill, and a passenger who was riding...
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Indian Pacific (category Luxury trains)
Broken Hill. Three of the 153 passengers were taken to Forbes District Hospital. 18 August 1999: Zanthus train collision – the westbound train was accidentally...
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forced to alter the route of other trains to avert a more serious collision. Eleven people on board the stationary train were injured; authorities did not...
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Patrick Portlink freight train (6117) at the Moloney Road passive level crossing near Virginia. As a result of the collision, the two occupants in the...
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Sunshine rail disaster (redirect from Sunshine train disaster)
carriages of the Ballarat train, but only caused minor damage to the front of the Bendigo locomotive. Debris from the collision was thrown across both tracks...
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Wodonga level crossing accident (section Collision)
crossing on the Cudgewa railway line near Wodonga, Victoria, Australia. The collision resulted in the fatalities of the bus driver, twenty-three servicemen...
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minutes of the collision. The fire brigade received a call for assistance just after 4:15 am. Rescue crews were required to free the train driver from the...
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Murulla rail accident (category Train collisions in Australia)
he started the train, the tailrope broke and the rear portion began to run back down the grade towards Blandford, coming into collision with the approaching...
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