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22 December 2024
North East derailment due to risk management failure, investigation finds

A BREAKDOWN in risk management processes contributed to the derailment of an XPT passenger train at Wallan in early 2020, after the service entered a crossing loop at more than 100kph the permitted speed.

The service, which was travelling from Sydney to Melbourne along the North East rail line on February 20, was recorded at speeds of between 114 and 127kph as it entered the loop, which carried a m...

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