Re: Granville train disaster 1977

["Greg Young" <greggy@acay.com.au>]

The rail apparently spread at or near the points approaching the bridge
causing the loco to derail to the right and then the loco wiped out the
columns supporting the bridge.
Cheers
Greg Young


john <jellison@odyssey.apana.org.au> wrote in article
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> My apologies  for  not  replying  earlier, many thanks to those who
> supplied
> info re my enquiry about D57/58 locos,your replies much appreciated.
> Can anyone advise me as to what caused the loco to derail,which resulted
in
> the 
> Granville disaster in 1977?
> john
>