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40th Anniversary of worst train crash in Australian history

Aerial footage of Granville train disaster

Aerial footage of Granville train disaster Source: SBS

Soon after 8am on the morning of January 18th 1977, a crowded Blue Mountains commuter train derailed at Granville, in Sydney's western suburbs killing 83 people. Eyewitnesses describe the horror of crushed carriages.


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Soon after 8am on the morning of January 18th 1977, a crowded Blue Mountains commuter train derailed at Granville, in Sydney's western suburbs killing 83 people. Eyewitnesses describe the horror of crushed carriages.



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