Granville Rail Disaster

Date: January 18, 1977 • Location: Harris Park, Australia

Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney, killing 83.

On Tuesday, 18 January 1977 at Granville, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a crowded commuter train led by a 46 class locomotive derailed, running into the supports of a road bridge that collapsed onto two of the train's passenger carriages.