Cityrail - Derailment near Central (Sydney) in 1994 News footage

Early on the morning of December 12th, 1994, six car set R31 was approaching Central on the up suburban line. A set of points which was not correctly locked moved underneath the leading car, causing the No. 1 end to diverge towards the up local line. The train came to a stand precariously over the top of the down suburban line at the flyovers (Flying Junctions).
- Trainmans website

[@bright0nsounds]

0:18 YOUR LOCAL REPORTING WIZARD

[@tefllife2024]

God, 1994 still looked like the 80s.

[@KatoombaTourGuide]

Well that’s Shityrail for you

[@spartanlegend01]

Thanks alot for putting these video's up, They are real historical gems.

[@logginglogs]

fr

[@jimpikoulis6726]

After Granville City Rail really turned maintenance on its head

[@sylviaelse5086]

The failure to reconnect the equipment should have resulted in the points being shown as not locked. This report seems to indicate that the opposite was the case - a clear example of non-failsafe design.

[@of_oniichan7755]

I love the honesty in the reporting. Nowadays, they'll just say, "We're unsure how this may have happened." Which leaves this incident open for speculation

[@YZsTravelAdventures]

reports tended to be far more specific about details and what happened back in the day. Today = no more of that :S

[@jamesfrench7299]

Priceless upload. Thanks.

[@CameraMan66]

3:25 Blacktown in 1994. Wow different station sign white sign and blue writing and yellow line underneath I would've seen those old signs still there but haven't been removed but most of it would be gone

[@aliancer]

Since it's 1994, it's the more original harry potter than the JK's

[@902107910]

Tulloch trailer at 1:20 :)

[@pacnbeans]

They were the days !!

[@Kevinduddo]

it was a 8m drop not a 10m drop

[@chris-cs8et]

If all of the stations, why central

[@bigGaza1]

LOL Rodger Climpson, what a name.

[@ericburton5914]

Did anyone claim compo from this inconvenience or was there no fuss and corrupt lawyers back in those days. ?

[@mubd1234]

Will clearways fix this?
Pffft.

[@samuelmaltry6727]

0:21 , not platform 9 3/4 ?!

[@raffle3002]

I was thinking of making a roblox movie about this in rails unlimited when I get a better screen recorder

[@JustinBalingit-jd2ct]

Its Was The R Sets In Central Station 0:15

[@glenstransportvideos]

Who is that at 2:40

[@tefllife2024]

Roger Climpson. Newsreader.

[@katrinamenzies9398]

Harry Potter

[@doctornickau]

you know what the media are like, has anything changed? :P

[@aliancer]

Since it's 1994, it's the

[@plane.nerd1]

The reporters name was Harry Potter

[@lancemckellar]

Damn lucky

[@SuperNathan90]

probably would of been 15m from the top of the train :S

[@kohicuppu]

Harry Potter!

[@bangornbuahombura1383]

S set got derail

[@tom201090]

At least the Auzzies got things done quickly-in England we wouldnt have been able to pick our selves up before the end of the day!

[@Scrige]

when ch7 says 10 they mean 4.

[@lindsaydonovan6241]

probably confused feet and metres

[@cruzerbladeisdabomb]

lagg much???

[@GooseRig]

Typical Cityrail

[@raffle3002]

Multi track drifting Cityrail xd

[@MsetFox]

4:31 aw that tangara sound was cute, it’s like “Hiii”

[@elmagiicz]

LMAOOOO HARRY POTTER IS REPORTING :P

[@brettonwoods9856]

I had the same reaction when I saw him reporting on the 'Black Christmas' Bushfires in late 2001/ early 2002, so he was still working up until that point at least.

[@KevinMeno2008]

Ironically enough, the Seven News theme (at 2m16s) is "The Mission" (NBC Nightly News theme here in the United States) composed by John Williams, who did the music from the first three Harry Potter (The Boy Wizard) films

[@RangaTurk]

@@KevinMeno2008 LMAO btw this is October 1994 about the 12th I think not December.

[@dulcinealee3933]

This North West line is the worst! Noithing has changed.

[@LavenderHaze301]

OMG VOLDEMORT KILLER IS WORKING FOR CHANNEL TEN NEWS NOW? COME ON HARRY RETURN TO HOGWARTS IN CASE OF DANGER

[@p_tricky3780]

wait harry potter

[@TheComengSset]

The s set looks like it is doing deja vu🤣😆🤣😆

[@AussieGunzel]

I thought it was a L set

[@dashcole2650]

Aussie Gunzel it was

[@i_am_in_your_closet]

Train drifting irl

[@life4trinity]

Harry Potter 😂

[@bitesizedrocks5885]

Harry Potter, seven news

[@KevinMeno2008]

He was from Ten, not Seven