Victoria, January 1908

Train derailment, Belgrave, 1908

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40 Injured

On 28 January 1908, approximately 40 people were injured in relation to the derailment of an engine and four rail trucks beyond Belgrave station. A low embankment slowed the train and prevented a more serious accident occurring on a trestle bridge.

Sources

Pearce K, Australian railway disasters. 2nd edn. Davidson, New South Wales: IPL Books, 1999, pp 37-39