Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2008
Fed: Goods train derails on main Melb-Sydney line, near Benalla

MELBOURNE, Aug 1 AAP - A goods train has derailed in Victoria's north-east, obstructing
both sides of the main Melbourne to Sydney rail line.

Police say about 30 trucks on the Melbourne-bound Pacific goods service jumped the
tracks outside Benalla, 200km north-east of Melbourne, at about 8pm (AEST) yesterday.

The train's only occupants, the two drivers, were not injured. The locomotive did not
jump the tracks, police said.

The extent of the damage is not clear but the derailment has affected northbound and
southbound tracks.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has been notified of the accident.

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