Re: Hunter Valley Accident

David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au)
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 16:04:08 +1000

Doug Coster wrote:

> There has been a report on the news this morning of a head on between
> two loaded coal trains near Beresford (?) in the Hunter Valley.
> Apparently the drivers jumped to safety. Anyone know any more...
>
> I can't see how two loaded coal trains were going in opposite
> directions - I thought loaded went to Newcastle and emptys from
> there???

It was in fact a rear-ender.