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Waterfall rail accident
The Waterfall rail accident was a train accident that occurred on 31 January 2003 near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. The train derailed, killing seven people aboard, including the train driver.
==Incident==
On the day of the disaster, a Tangara interurban train service, set G7, which had come from Sydney Central Station at 6:24 am, departed Sydney Waterfall railway station moving south towards Port Kembla station via Wollongong. At approximately 7:15 am, the driver suffered a sudden heart attack and lost control of the train. Consequently, the train was travelling at as it approached a curve in the tracks through a small cutting. This curve is rated for speeds no greater than . The train derailed, overturned, and collided with the rocky walls of the cutting in a remote area south of the station. It was reported that rescuers had to carry heavy lifting equipment for more than to reach the site.〔Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 〕 Two of the carriages landed on their sides and another two were severely damaged in the accident.〔Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 〕 In addition to the seven fatalities, many more passengers were injured.
The subsequent official inquiry discovered the deadman's brake had not been applied. The train guard's solicitor stated that the guard was in a microsleep for as much as 30 seconds just prior to the accident. The experienced human-factors accident investigator determined the organizational culture had the driver firmly in charge, making it psychologically more difficult for the guard to act.
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