List of rail crashes in Boroondara - Revision history

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 | James McInerney was struck by a train while crossing the railway at Canterbury Road.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6275190 |title=INQUEST The Railway Accident at Camberwell. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,476 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=31 August 1889 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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 | An up train from Healesville was accidentally diverted down a siding at Camberwell Station, causing it run into an embankment. Signalling and miscommunication issues were later identified as the causes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140826302 |title=RAILWAY SMASH AT CAMBERWELL (V.) STATION ON SEPTEMBER 15. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=CXV, |issue=2,999 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=22 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=66 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203625731 |title=RAILWAY SMASH |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=21,360 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243491164 |title=RAILWAY SIGNAL FAULT |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=14,535 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 December 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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 | A railway employee working on safety improvements to the rail junction was fatally struck by a down train. Patrick Doherty noticed one train approaching and stepping onto the other track, not seeing another train moving in the opposite direction. He was struck by the engine and dragged along the railway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6910728 |title=FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HAWTHORN. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,241 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 November 1888 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| 27 November 1888
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| Junction of [[Kew Line]] and [[Ringwood Line]], [[Hawthorn]]
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| A railway employee working on safety improvements to the rail junction was fatally struck by a down train. Patrick Doherty noticed one train approaching and stepping onto the other track, not seeing another train moving in the opposite direction. He was struck by the engine and dragged along the railway.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article6910728 |title=FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT HAWTHORN. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=13,241 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=28 November 1888 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| 14 August 1914
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| [[Whitehorse Road]] level crossing, [[Deepdene]]
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| A car driving west along Whitehorse Road crossed the unprotected level crossing while a train was approaching. The train struck the car, dragging it several hundred metres, killing the driver and injuring the passenger.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90524724 |title=LEVEL CROSSING SENSATION. |newspaper=[[Bendigo Advertiser]] |volume=LXII, |issue=18,412 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 August 1914 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| 4 August 1923
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| [[Whitehorse Road]] level crossing, [[Deepdene]]
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| A train heading north struck a tram heading to [[wikipedia:Mont Albert|Mont Albert]] at the unprotected level crossing on Whitehorse Road. The tram was seriously damaged and returned to its depot for repairs. This was one of several crashes at this level crossing, leading to calls for safety improvements.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140823886 |title=TRAIN STRIKES TRAM. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=CXV, |issue=2,993 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=11 August 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=36 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2008988 |title=TRAIN STRIKES TRAM. |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |issue=24,024 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=6 August 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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| 15 September 1923
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| [[Camberwell railway station]], [[Camberwell]]
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| An up train from Healesville was accidentally diverted down a siding at Camberwell Station, causing it run into an embankment. Signalling and miscommunication issues were later identified as the causes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140826302 |title=RAILWAY SMASH AT CAMBERWELL (V.) STATION ON SEPTEMBER 15. |newspaper=[[The Australasian]] |volume=CXV, |issue=2,999 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=22 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=66 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203625731 |title=RAILWAY SMASH |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=21,360 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=17 September 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243491164 |title=RAILWAY SIGNAL FAULT |newspaper=[[The Herald]] |issue=14,535 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=15 December 1923 |accessdate=23 February 2019 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
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