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Rail incidents

Collection of rail incident documents.

25 February 2024: Safe working incident involving MTM trains TD3148 and TD7255, at Ferntree Gully, Victoria(opens in a new window)

03 Apr 2023: Preliminary safety investigation report: Level crossing collision between truck and train at South Geelong, Victoria
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14 Nov 2022: Derailment of freight train 4PM9 Inverleigh, Victoria, on 14 November 2022 | ATSB
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13 July 2022: Collision between passenger train and truck at Goornong, Victoria
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24 May 2022: Exceedance of a temporary speed restriction by XPT ST21 at Moreland, Victoria
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04 Dec 2020: Level crossing irregularities involving freight train 3PM7, Werribee, Victoria(opens in a new window)

23 Nov 2020: Signal SST535 passed at danger involving passenger train 8239 and near collision with another passenger train at Docklands, Melbourne
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30 May 2020 Collision of passenger train 8185 with level crossing gates Lydiard Street North Ballarat
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2 April 2020: Level crossing collision between freight train 5KQ7 and a road coach at Norlane, Victoria(opens in a new window)

20 Feb 2020 Final safety investigation report Derailment of XPT ST23 passenger train at Wallan Victoria
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20 Feb 2020: Interim safety investigation report, derailment of XPT ST23, Wallan, Victoria(opens in a new window)

21 Jan 2019 Safety investigation report derailment of freight train 6BM9 at Creighton Victoria
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2 Jan 2018 Signals passed at danger by train 7750 at Marshall Victoria
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9 Nov 2018 Parting of Metro Trains Melbourne passenger train TD 3817 at Croydon Victoria
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4 Nov 2017 Derailment of freight train 7MC1 at Wallan
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27 Jul 2016 Collision between a road vehicle and VLine passenger train at Pogue Road level crossing Toolamba
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13 Jul 2016 Level crossing collision between truck and passenger train 8753
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30 May 2016: Derailment of freight train at Katunga

6 Feb 2016 Derailment of MTM train TD1064 near Rushall Station in Fitzroy North
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29 Dec 2015: Derailment of grain train 9156 at Ouyen, Victoria

09 Nov 2015 Derailment of Grain Train 9150 at Nunga, near Ouyen
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02 Oct 2015 Track worker struck by a passenger train at Laverton Victoria
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29 May 2015: Signals Passed at Danger by Train 1240 at Marshall

12 Apr 2015 Signals Passed at Danger by passenger train TD3050 at Upwey and Upper Ferntree Gully
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16 Feb 2015 Passenger train collision with maintenance equipment at Montgomery near Sale
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19 Dec 2014 Collision between passenger train and truck at Woodvale Victoria
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22 Aug 2014: Collision between V/Line train 8280 and MTM train 6502 at Altona, Victoria

15 Jun 2014: Victorian Goldfields Railway derailment near Castlemaine
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22 Feb 2014 Fatality at Heyington Railway Station at Toorak Victoria
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12 Feb 2014 Derailment of grain train 9130 at Emu Victoria
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04 Dec 2013 Derailment of freight train 9204V at Sims Street Junction West Melbourne
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30 Oct 2013 Derailment of freight train 3XW4 at Newport Victoria
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12 Feb 2013 Level crossing collision between passenger train and semi-trailer near Lake Charm Victoria
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05 Mar 2013: Derailment of grain train 9054 near Pyramid Hill Victoria

12 Feb 2013: Level crossing collision between passenger train and semi-trailer near Lake Charm, Victoria

03 Jan 2013: Derailment of suburban passenger train TD3224 between Mooroolbark and Croydon
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03 Nov 2012: Level crossing collision at Abbotts Road, Dandenong South
PDF 2.95 MB
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21 Sep 2012: Near miss passenger train and track maintenance machine at Kilmore East
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20 Aug 2012: Hi-rail safeworking irregularity at Kyneton
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26 Apr 2012: SPAD and safeworking incident of a VLine passenger train at South Kensington
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04 Mar 2012: Derailment of tourist and heritage train Victorian Goldfields Railway near Maldon
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23 Dec 2011: Signal passed at danger (SPAD) signal no 509 Southern Cross Station, VLine service
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23 Dec 2011: Derailment El Zorro freight train at Donald loop
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30 Nov 2011: Signal passed at danger VLine passenger train 8415 at Flinders St Station
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26 Nov 2011: West Footscray VLine train derailment
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15 Sep 2011: Collision between VLine passenger train and a buffer stop Southern Cross Station
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24 Jul 2011: Safeworking irregularity and near-miss incident between Seymour and Avenel
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05 Jun 2011: Freight train derailment at Warracknabeal
PDF 5.27 MB
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24 Mar 2011: End of track overrun Metro Trains Melbourne at Macleod
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09 Mar 2011: End of track overruns Metro Trains Melbourne at Pakenham and Sandringham sidings
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03 Mar 2011: End of track overrun MTM Carrum siding
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30 Dec 2010: Locomotive fire VLine passenger train at Marshall
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09 Dec 2010: Derailment Pacific National freight train at West Melbourne
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02 Nov 2010: Derailment PN locomotives Melbourne operations terminal
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20 Oct 2010: Derailment at points 133D South Dynon Junction
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15 Oct 2010: Derailment Pacific National train 9102 points 127D South Dynon
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04 May 2010: Train to train collision at Craigieburn
PDF 5.75 MB
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21 Mar 2010: Sideswipe collision train at Ringwood Station
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17 Mar 2010: Comeng train fire at Croxton Railway Station
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26 Feb 2010: Train brake fire at Watergardens Station, Sydenham
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09 Feb 2010: Safeworking incident, worksite protection at Somerton Tullamarine loop
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19 Jan 2010: Signal passed at danger (SPAD) Clifton Hill line Flinders Street Station
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20 Oct 2009: Passenger fatality Connex Melbourne Ltd at Melbourne Central Station
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15 Oct 2009: VLine passenger train derailment at Footscray
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12 Sep 2009: Derailment of VLine passenger train at Stonyford
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15 Jul 2009: Level crossing collision at Edithvale Road, Edithvale
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10 Jul 2009: Collision of two sprinter cars at Southern Cross passenger yard
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01 Jun 2009: Derailment Pacific National train 9564 ABB siding near Dandenong
PDF 1.96 MB
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01 Feb 2009: Platform overruns Siemens Nexas EMU Connex Metro Trains, Melbourne
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09 Jan 2009: Train overrun at Cranbourne
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05 Jan 2009: Load shift and dangerous goods leak from a train at Stawell and Horsham
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11 Dec 2008: Derailment of a ballast train at Longwood
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06 Nov 2008: Infrastructure failure Connex at Kensington and North Melbourne
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27 Sep 2008: Train impact with passenger on station platform at Springvale
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09 Jul 2008: Level crossing short warning time Queen Street, Colac
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06 Mar 2008: Pedestrian fatality VLine train 8136 at Ardeer
PDF 1.17 MB
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20 Feb 2008: Overrun and derailment of Connex train in storage siding at Sandringham
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16 Jan 2008: Level crossing collision at Red Cliffs
PDF 2.02 MB
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16 Nov 2007: Southern Cross passenger yard collision
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22 Aug 2007: Railway level crossing collision at Bungower Road, Somerville
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05 Jun 2007: Level crossing collision VLine passenger train 8042 and a truck near Kerang
PDF 2.32 MB
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04 Jun 2007: Derailment of VLine passenger train 8324A at Seymour
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03 May 2007: Derailment of train 4608 at Oakleigh
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12 Apr 2007: Yarra Valley tourist railway trolley and car collision level crossing
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18 Feb 2007: Overrun of Connex train TD 4648 at Springvale
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12 Nov 2006: Level crossing collision VLine passenger train with a motor vehicle near Winchelsea
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12 Oct 2006: Derailment of passenger train at Traralgon
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