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Near hit with rail worker by passenger train 283D, Dora Creek, New South Wales, on 9 May 2020 RO-2020-006 Final
Uncontained battery failure involving Sydney Light Rail Vehicle 053, Randwick LRV Depot, New South Wales, on 3 April 2020 RO-2020-005 Final
Level crossing collision between freight train 5KQ7 and a road coach, at Norlane, Victoria, on 2 April 2020 RO-2020-004 Final
Safeworking irregularity involving passenger trains 1898 and 18A0, near Thorneside, Queensland, on 7 March 2020 RO-2020-003 Final
Derailment of passenger train ST23, Wallan, Victoria, on 20 February 2020 RO-2020-002 Final
Derailment of freight train 4MC2 and subsequent impact with passenger train 8630, at Barnawartha, Victoria, on 29 January 2020 RO-2020-001 Final
Collision between freight trains 7MP5 and 2K66, at Jumperkine, Western Australia, on 24 December 2019 RO-2019-022 Final
Runaway of freight train wagons, Bordertown, South Australia, on 23 November 2019 RO-2019-020 Final
Near miss between train crew and passing train 2291N, Picton, New South Wales, on 19 November 2019 RO-2019-021 Discontinued
Passenger injury at Gosnells Railway Station, Perth, Western Australia, on 26 October 2019 RO-2019-019 Final
Near hit with workers on track using Absolute Signal Blocking, Westmead, New South Wales, on 15 October 2019 RO-2019-018 Final
Collision with rake of wagons and derailment of ore train R1006, Andoom (near Weipa), Queensland, on 22 September 2019 RO-2019-017 Final
Safeworking Irregularity, near Waterfall, New South Wales, on 21 August 2019 RO-2019-016 Final
Runaway of freight train within the Whyalla Steelworks, South Australia, on 31 July 2019 RO-2019-015 Discontinued
Near miss with maintenance worker on Skitube Alpine Railway, Bullocks Flat, New South Wales, on 3 July 2019 RO-2019-014 Final
Derailment of loaded Pacific National coal service TM94, near Moss Vale, New South Wales, on 28 June 2019 RO-2019-013 Final
Signal passed at danger of passenger train NP43, Gunnedah, New South Wales, on 10 June 2019 RO-2019-012 Final
Derailment of freight train 6CM3, Junee, New South Wales, on 7 June 2019 RO-2019-011 Final
Derailment of freight train 7MB9, Goulburn, New South Wales, on 31 March 2019 RO-2019-010 Final
Signal DP29 passed at danger involving suburban passenger train DW17 and near collision with another suburban passenger train, Park Road Station, Queensland, on 25 March 2019 RO-2019-009 Final