1917 – Shunting driver Alfred “Leonard” Breeding was working at Cockburn on the border of NSW and SA, when he got the heel of his boot stuck between two rails and was run over. That is what initial newspaper reports of his death claimed. But there was no mention of his foot being stuck in theContinue reading “Step of fate killed driver”
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Why did trains crash in the night?
When a cattle train and a goods train collided in the early hours of a Saturday morning in 1901 near Orroroo, South Australia, the driver of the train responsible blamed dew on the rails. However, the Railway and the Coroner’s reports conflicted on the cause, and there was much debate both publicly and in parliament,Continue reading “Why did trains crash in the night?”
Way to go Australia 