Historical information

The photograph has recorded rail smash which occurred at Sunbury on 17th April 1919 when a stock train crashed into a goods train. It caused a lot of damage to the rolling stock and blocked rail traffic on the Bendigo and Maryborough lines. The driver and the firemen of the stock train were injured.

Significance

This accident is one of a number which have happened on the Sunbury Bendigo rail track over the years.

Physical description

A non-digital black and white photograph with a white border in postcard format of a rail accident where some of the carriages are on their side and workman are in the railway yard inspecting the damage.

Inscriptions & markings

RAILWAY SMASH SUNBURY 1919