On 20 February 2020, a NSW TrainLink XPT passenger train derailed while passing through a turnout at Wallan, Victoria, Australia. Of the 162 total on board, there were two fatalities and 61 passengers
Country Link XPT 2018 at Junee
XP2018 was rebuilt as XP2019 and returned to service. This photo was taken at Albury in December 2023
In railway signalling, a token is a physical object which a train driver is required to have or see before entering onto a particular section of single track. The token is clearly endorsed with the na
Wallan derailment
…of between 114 and 127 kilometres per hour (71 and 79 mph). The first 000 call was made at 19:45. Two people were killed: the train's driver and the pilot. Emergency services confirmed that 12 people had been taken to hospital. The injured were taken to the Kilmore Hospital, Kilmore and The Northern…
A token being offered by a signalman on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Examples of single line tokens: Tablet on left, key token on right
One Train Only token used by Indian Railways
Electric staff instruments manufactured by Webb and Thompson