Final report
Abstract
At about 1545, on Wednesday 13 July 2011, freight train 3SP7 collided with a road-rail vehicle in the Kaleentha to Menindee section of track, located in western New South Wales (NSW). The road-rail vehicle, a Toyota Landcruiser station wagon, was extensively damaged. The lead locomotive of train 3SP7, NR4 incurred only minor damage and after effecting repairs at the incident site the train continued through to Port Augusta en route to Perth. There were no injuries and no damage to fixed infrastructure.
Occurrence summary
| Investigation number | RO-2011-011 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence date | 13/07/2011 |
| Location | near Menindee |
| State | New South Wales |
| Report release date | 22/11/2011 |
| Report status | Final |
| Investigation level | Short |
| Investigation type | Occurrence Investigation |
| Investigation status | Completed |
| Mode of transport | Rail |
| Rail occurrence category | Collision |
| Occurrence class | Accident |
| Highest injury level | None |
Train details
| Train number | 3SP7 |
|---|---|
| Type of operation | Intermodal Freight |
| Rail vehicle sector | Freight |
| Departure point | Sydney, NSW |
| Destination | Perth, WA |
| Train damage | Minor |
Train details
| Train number | TS 68 |
|---|---|
| Type of operation | Hi-rail maintenance vehicle |
| Departure point | near Menindee, NSW |
| Train damage | Substantial |