On 18 July 1910, a train en route to Melbourne from Elsternwick ran into the back of a Melbourne-bound Brighton train in foggy conditions at Richmond Station. The signals were obscured by the weather and could only be seen when the train was adjacent to them. Despite the very slow speed of the second train, the damage done was significant; the impact propelled the engine heading the Brighton train forward 27 m. Nine people died and 114 people were injured.