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)
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