Rosedale train crash
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The Rosedale train crash occurred in Rosedale, Queensland, Australia on November 16, 2004 at 12:15 am when the northbound high speed tilt train Spirit of Townsville from Brisbane, bound for Cairns, failed to slow down for a very sharp 60 km/h curve, derailing the train. The train was estimated as traveling 112 km/h at the time of the accident, but investigators are still undecided on the role a broken wheel played in the event.
Although seven of the train's passenger cars left the tracks, no fatalities were reported from this accident.
[edit] See also
- Morpeth rail crash - This accident resembles those at Morpeth in the United Kingdom.
- Waterfall train disaster - train failed to slow for sharp curve.
- Amagasaki rail crash - Japan
[edit] References
- The Courier-Mail. More than 100 hurt in train crash, retrieved December 29, 2004.
- The Courier-Mail. Wheel casing eyed in train crash, retrieved December 29, 2004.
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