Investigation number
RO-2011-011
Occurrence date
Location
near Menindee
State
New South Wales
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation level
Short
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Occurrence class
Accident
Highest injury level
None
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.
Train Details
Train number
3SP7
Rail vehicle sector
Freight
Train damage
Minor
Departure point
Sydney, NSW
Rail occurrence category
Collision
Destination
Perth, WA
Rail Operation Type
Intermodal Freight
Train Details
Train number
TS 68
Train damage
Substantial
Departure point
near Menindee, NSW
Rail occurrence category
Collision
Rail Operation Type
Hi-rail maintenance vehicle