GRANVILLE RAIL DISASTER

 

 

On 18 January 1977, a passenger train left Mount Victoria in the Blue Mountains for Sydney. Whilst negotiating a left hand curve 250 m west of the Granville Railway Station, the train derailed causing it to collide with the northern trestle supporting the Bold Street Bridge. The bridge collapsed on the train, destroying one carriage and crushing two others.

 

A case study can be found on the Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub along with images from the Blue Mountains City Library.

 

 

Further information can be found on the following websites:
 

Granville Train Disaster (NSW Fire Brigades)
Granville Rail Disaster (Granville Historical Society)
Granville Rail Disaster (About NSW)

 

If you want to know more about railway disasters in Australia the library has a number of books which can be borrowed by members.  To join the library or to find out more, search the library catalogue.
 

 

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Journal articles can also be requested from the library by members by filling in the request form

 



Carroll, B 1983, ‘Train crashes into bridge at Granville, 1977: great Australian disasters’, Be Aware, Issue 12, pp.4-5.

Christopher, PJ & Selig, M 1978, ‘Medical aspects of the Granville rail disaster’, Medical Journal of Australia, Vol.2 No.12, pp.383-386.

Down, S 1983, ‘A retrospective view of the Granville rail disaster’, The Australian Clinical Psychology, November, pp.33-39.

Harriet, K 2002, ‘Granville train disaster: 25 years later’, Australian Police Journal, Vol.56 No.4, pp.264-265.

Johnston, L 1998, ‘Grief on the line’, The Bulletin, Vol.117 No.6136, pp.64-65.

Keavney, K, Balderston, D, Moffit, I, O’Grady, S, Armstrong, D, & Saw, R 1977, ‘Anatomy of a tragedy’, The Bulletin, Vol.99 No.5042, pp.16-25.

 



Welcome to the November edition of our library blog, where you will find a list of new journal articles and new books in the library.
You can find journal articles on community leadership, resilience and risk management from journals such as the Australian Journal of Emergency Management, International Journal of Disaster Resilience and the Built Environment and Fire Australia.
Our selection of new books include the titles shown below and can be requested from the library.

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Welcome to the latest edition of our library blog, where you will find a list of new journal articles and new books in the library.

You can find journal articles on children and disasters, resilience, exercise management from journals  such as Australian Journal of Emergency Management, Journal of Emergency Management and New Scientist.

Our selection of new books include the titles shown below and can be requested from the library

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More resources can be found on the library catalogue. Details about library membership, requesting items and how to access the databases are available from the library on the Australian Emergency Management website.

Another valuable source of emergency management information is the Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub where you can find resources in the research clearing house, disaster event information or connect with other members of the EM community using the forum space or Twitter @aemkh.