Photographer: not known2004-02-252011-01-052004-02-252011-01-0517 April 1http://hdl.handle.net/1885/185http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/185Probably taken by a newspaper photographerPhotograph of train engines, one sloping fuel carriage and wreckage. One engine has a number; 27, painted on it and another has; 154. A number of people examine the crash while four boys look in the direction of the camera. Three of the boys are bare-footed.There is a post and wire fence running alongside the track. The accident, which occurred on a dark and cloudy night near the goods shed, involved the collision of three engines and resulted in a number of serious injuries, but no fatalities. An official inquiry was held into whether the accident was caused by faulty signal lights. One train was the Brisbane mail train, driven by William B. McCullum, and another was the Glen Innes mail driven by Thomas Davis.18428568 bytesBlack and white photograph10.5cm x 20.6cmimage/tiffen-AUThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.Railwaystrainssteam engineslocomotivesrailway linesrailway accidentsaccidents & disasterschildrenclothingfencesNew South Wales Government Railways2004-02-25