Packed Train Carriages Were Crushed Flat - The Granville Disaster (1977)

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Another tragedy where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. A packed commuter train, a top heavy bridge with exposed supports, a poorly maintained section of curved track... It all added up to Australia's worst rail disaster, the Granville train crash of 1977. And as always, it was a tragedy that was completely preventable... If you would like to support this channel - https://buymeacoffee.com/TheRavensEye https://www.patreon.com/user?u=120891317 Channel contact: [email protected] sources and image credits: https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/granville_rail_disaster_1977 http://danger-ahead.railfan.net/accidents/granvill.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granville_rail_disaster https://mx-schroeder.medium.com/catastrophic-crumble-the-1977-granville-australia-derailment-b3b9e8a06052 https://www.9news.com.au/national/granville-train-disaster-47-year-anniversary https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/z0wqnb/australian_granville_rail_disaster_1977/?rdt=58129 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/parramatta/mother-remembers-family-members-lost-in-granville-train-disaster/news-story/fce23b1e6e2b223b846f1ef82a1c7821 https://www.motorcyclealliance.com.au/a-bridge-too-far-down/ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/exclusive-extract-our-worst-train-disaster-remembered-in-a-new-book/news-story/418e540d2ce7aaa1eefafba2479d85e9 https://www.9news.com.au/national/granville-train-disaster-dodgy-wheel-was-covered-up-by-corrupt-magistrate/fc1e7461-c06c-40a7-85d9-5394b8045a6e https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp1AErchvPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFGKs62Wz5Y Saberwyn, The Granville Train Disaster Association, Rozza Rail Photography, Sydney Morning Herald, Getty, ABC,