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Bridge Failure Database

Bridge near Granville-station (Sydney) over railway line

Year 1977
Type Rail
Country Australia (6)
Cause Impact
Details Derailed train impact under bridge
Fatalities 89
Injuries 0
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Phase in service
Period 1941-1990
Continent Australia
References SCHEER, J., Versagen von Bauwerken, Band 1: Brücken, Ernst & Sohn, Berlin, 2000.
http://www.brueckenweb.de/Themen/katastrophen/katastrophen.php

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