Indian Pacific - Incidents

Incidents

• 24 December 1975: 14 of the 25 carriages on the eastbound train derailed due to a collapsed bogie on the leading carriage, between the remote Nullarbor sidings of Haig and Nurina. Three of the 200 passengers were injured, and they were flown from Forrest to Adelaide.
• 18 August 1999: Zanthus train collision - The westbound train was accidentally directed into a crossing loop occupied by an eastbound train at Zanthus.
• 3 December 1999: Glenbrook train disaster - A CityRail Intercity train ran into the back of the eastbound train at Glenbrook in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Seven people died, all on the CityRail train.
• 15 April 2008: An eastbound train was stranded for more than 12 hours west of Broken Hill during trackwork.
• From 27 December to 31 December 2010 a derailment on the Nullarbor Plain meant the Indian Pacific was stranded at East Perth station before finally leaving on the 31st. It was expected it would also become stuck at Kalgoorlie due to the speed of the cleanup operation.