Granville rail disaster

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On Tuesday, 18 January 1977 at Granville, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a crowded commuter train led by a 46 class locomotive derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge that collapsed onto two of the train's passenger carriages. While the official inquiry found the primary cause of the crash to be poor fastening of the track, there were a number of factors that were identified as contributing to the accident. It remains the deadliest rail disaster in Australian history; 83 people died and 213 were injured. An 84th victim, an unborn child, was added to the fatality list in 2017.

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