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Train derailment disruptions continue in Melbourne as last carriage removed from tracks
The final carriage of a derailed train that has shut down services for tens of thousands of Melbourne commuters has been ...
Derailed train left 100m of damaged track, as commuter chaos drags on
More than 100,000 commuters continue to face delayed and crowded journeys following a train derailment that has halted two of ...
Train derailment at Clifton Hill causing commuter chaos in Melbourne’s northeast
A 500-tonne crane is currently at Clifton Hill, located about 4km from Melbourne’s CBD area, to lift the derailed train onto ...
‘Something underneath failed badly’: Safety investigators to probe train derailment
Train services on Melbourne’s Hurstbridge and Mernda lines remain suspended indefinitely, with buses replacing trains after a ...
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‘Extensive damage’: Inside the incident causing Melbourne’s train chaos
The CEO of Metro Trains has lifted the lid on the incident which has shut two major lines for several days. The Mernda and ...
Overhead infrastructure, 100 metres of railway to be repaired after train veers off track
The incident caused significant damage to about 100 metres of track as well as substantial damage to overhead infrastructure, ...
Mernda and Hurstbridge train lines suspended after serious derailment near Clifton Hill
A serious derailment where a train came off the tracks near Clifton Hill station has shut down Melbourne’s busy Mernda and ...
Two lines suspended as partially derailed train blocks tracks at Clifton Hill
Two train lines have been suspended indefinitely after a passenger train carriage came off the rails at Clifton Hill. The ...
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Melbourne train derailment: Two dead after train comes off tracks - CNN
The derailment occurred near the town of Wallan, about 45 kilometers north of Melbourne’s Central Business District. There were around 160 people on board, according to operator NSW TrainLink South.
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2 Dead After Sydney to Melbourne Train Derails in Australia
A train from Sydney to Melbourne derailed on Thursday, killing two people on board and injuring several more of the about 160 passengers, the authorities said.