Granville Train Disaster, Bold Street Bridge
Notes: The Granville rail disaster occurred on 18 January 1977 in the Sydney suburb of Granville, Australia, when a crowded commuter train travelling from the Blue Mountains to Sydney Central derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge which came down onto two of its passenger carriages. Eighty-three people died, more than 210 were injured and 1,300 were affected.
It was the worst rail disaster in Australian history based on loss of life, and to this day many people and families in the Blue Mountains carry the physical and emotional scars of the crash.
Links:
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/granville-train-disaster-n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster
www.abc.net.au/50years/news/key_stories_nat/ksn_1977.htm
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Coroners_Court/ll_coroners...
www.railpage.com.au/f-t3776.htm
www.granvillehistorical.org.au/Granville Rail Disaster.htm
www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=477
Format: B&W photograph
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF 1472-3
Provenance: BMCC files
Date Range: 1977
Granville Train Disaster, Bold Street Bridge
Notes: The Granville rail disaster occurred on 18 January 1977 in the Sydney suburb of Granville, Australia, when a crowded commuter train travelling from the Blue Mountains to Sydney Central derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge which came down onto two of its passenger carriages. Eighty-three people died, more than 210 were injured and 1,300 were affected.
It was the worst rail disaster in Australian history based on loss of life, and to this day many people and families in the Blue Mountains carry the physical and emotional scars of the crash.
Links:
www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-14/granville-train-disaster-n...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster
www.abc.net.au/50years/news/key_stories_nat/ksn_1977.htm
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/Coroners_Court/ll_coroners...
www.railpage.com.au/f-t3776.htm
www.granvillehistorical.org.au/Granville Rail Disaster.htm
www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=477
Format: B&W photograph
Licensing: Attribution, share alike, creative commons.
Repository: Blue Mountains Library - library.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/
Part of: Local Studies Collection PF 1472-3
Provenance: BMCC files
Date Range: 1977