Dandenong Train Collision, 29th May, 1928.

The Guard Van at the rear of the stationary train, as can be seen, ended up resting almost vertically on the engine of the moving train. This caused delays for a number of days after.

A news report from the time follows:

 

WRECKAGE AT DANDENONG.

MELBOURNE, June 1— Serious incon-

venience was caused to traffic on the Dan-

denong line to-day as the result of the

collision between two heavy goods trains

in the Dandenong railway yards late last

night. Gangs of men were at work all

day repairing the permanent way and the

overhead electric gear. Two of those

injured in the collision—R. Sheppard, a

guard, and J. Lane, a fireman—were taken

to hospital suffering from severe shock

and minor injuries. Frederick Baker, an

engine driver, was treated and allowed to

leave.

Trucks were telescoped by the force

of the collision, and the body of the

van of the stationary train was torn from

the frame and suspended on top of the

engine of the rear train. A heavy 10-

ton coal truck in front of the van was

crushed almost flat and twisted into a

mass of steel and ironwork. The engine

of the moving train was damaged slight-

ly, the cow-catcher being bent back to

the bogey wheels and a headlight being

smashed.

The cause of the accident has not yet

been stated. It is said that the signals

and interlocking system were against the

second train.

The West Australian, Sat 2 Jun 1928 , Page 19.

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