On 19 December 1953 in the Sydney suburb of Sydenham, an electric passenger train collided with the rear of another electric passenger train due to a signaling error. Five people were killed and 748 were injured as a result.
Sydenham Train Collision
Quick Statistics
5
Fatalities
748
Injured
Information sources
Townsville Daily Bulletin, '3 Dead, 300 Injured, Sydney Train Crash', 20 December 1953, website viewed 8 June 2021
The Age, 'Major rail accidents in Australia', 6 June 2007, website viewed 8 June 2021