On Tuesday, August 28, 1979 a sand train was derailed at Koo Wee Rup - this is the report from the Cranbourne Sun, Tuesday September 4, 1979, p. 6
Train Derailed at Koo-Wee-Rup
The reason why five railway bogie wagons loaded with sand came off their tracks when being diverted from the railways main line outside the Koo-wee-rup Station last Tuesday evening is not yet known.The derailment, which occurred at 5.45.pm on Tuesday evening, has caused considerable damage to the railways permanent way and Station Master, Mr Ray Brown, feels it will be about a week until everything is ship-shape again.
Commuters using the Yarram line were quickly transported wither by bus or taxi. Taxis were more practicable for transporting the passengers whose destination was Dandenong, as only a handful of people were involved and the Yarram line was completely operational again within one and a half hours.
The Koo-wee-rup Police assisted railways employees in diverting traffic across a temporary cross over at the east end of the railway platform, until the road was cleared. “Each bogie wagon, with its load weighed 75 tons, so the task of getting them back on the tracks was not an easy one,” said Station Master Brown.
An emergency derailment crew from Melbourne, assisted by two mobile cranes, finally were successful in re-positioning the wagons. An exact estimate of the damage is not yet available, but it was extensive. Members of the Railways Traffic and Ways and Works Branches are still trying to determine the cause of the derailment.
Train derailed at Koo Wee Rup
Cranbourne Sun, Tuesday September 4, 1979, p. 6
Train derailed at Koo Wee Rup - Because of the bogie wagons weight, they sank quickly into the ground when derailed and workmen had a tough job getting them back on the tracks.
Cranbourne Sun, Tuesday September 4, 1979, p. 6
Train derailed at Koo Wee Rup - Two mobile cranes assisted the emergency crew in re-positioning the bogie wagons.
Cranbourne Sun, Tuesday September 4, 1979, p. 6
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