A train driver and his pilot died in a horrific accident when the Sydney to Melbourne XPT (express passenger train) derailed 45 kilometres north of Melbourne on February 20. Of the 153 passengers ...

The driver killed in the Sydney-to-Melbourne train ... of the derailed train were inspected by specialists in Sydney The XPT train was carrying 153 passengers when it derailed near Wallan, north ...

John Kennedy, a 54-year-old train driver from Canberra, died alongside his 49-year-old pilot from Victoria when the five-carriage, Sydney to Melbourne XPT train derailed last Thursday. On board at ...

The ATSB has released its final report into the incident, in which an XPT train travelling from Sydney to Melbourne left the tracks, killing the train's driver, Canberra man John Kennedy ...

A train driver and another worker have been killed in a terrifying train derailment north of Melbourne. Authorities say it's a miracle more people weren't killed when the Sydney to Melbourne XPT ...

Train driver John Kennedy’s last email to his friend ... RELATED: Victoria train derailment: the key facts An XPT train derailed in Wallan North, 45km north of Melbourne, Victoria.

The ATSB report said that because of delays in repairing the damaged signals, the XPT train driver Kennedy took on board a track pilot, Meintanis, to assist as a safety precaution before the train ...

For its time, the XPT train is a “triumph” of engineering, says driver Paul Cleugh. ­Designed and built in NSW 35 years ago, it is one of the few models that can withstand the pounding from ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The XPT Sydney-Melbourne passenger train that derailed in February, killing two people, was travelling at more than six times the ...

The wreckage of the Sydney to Melbourne XPT train. Picture: Stuart McEvoy Mr Staples says Transport for NSW train drivers always prioritise safety. “Certainly the train was running late due to a ...