Historical information

The train crash pictured in the photograph occurred at Sunbury between the station and the Station Street level crossing on 6th February 1952 at around 10pm. The goods train, pulled by a green locomotive, ran into the back of another stationary goods train on the rail line. The guard, A.C,Read, in the stationary goods train was killed. P. J. McWhirter, the guard in the other train was injured.

Significance

Over the years there have been a number of train smashes in the vicinity of Sunbury Station. It transports from the river town of Echuca and then on to Bendigo and Melbourne. Since its inception in 1861, a lot of rail traffic both passenger and freight has been transported along this rail line.

Physical description

Anon-digital black and white photograph of a train accident involving a goods train with some of the carriages smashed and lying on their sides. A level crossing is a short distance from the crash and open land on either side of the rail tracks is in the distance. Nine men are working at the scan of the crash. The tree-lined street in the background is Horne Street.