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Three injured as commuter train derailed The Australian 10/07/99
Tangara Commuter Train Wrecked Danger Ahead 9 Jun 98
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Sydney commuter train derails injuring 3: Saturday, July 10, 1999A City Rail commuter train travelling from Sydney to Berowra derailed yesterday injuring 3 people. The accident occurred between Hornsby and Asquith stations at 18:20. The train had just left Hornsby and was carrying as many as 100 people. It is thought that a "track fail-safe" mechanism was activated. The device is designed to operate automatically in the event of a signalling error and "will derail the train as a matter of course", a State Rail Authority spokesperson said. It is not known what caused the device to operate.
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