Granville rail disaster
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granville-rail-disaster-171-10216704
title:
Granville rail disaster
text:
The Granville rail disaster occurred on Tuesday 18 January 1977 at Granville, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 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 inquiry found the primary cause of the crash to be poor fastening of the track. It remains the worst rail disaster in Australian history; 83 people died and 213 were injured. An 84th victim, an unborn child, wa
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1977 train derailment in Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster
date created:
2002-02-25T15:51:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T08:59:23Z
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