 Murulla rail accident

The Murulla rail accident involved the collision of the Sydney-bound "Northern Mail" with runaway goods wagons near Murrurundi, New South Wales, in the Upper Hunter Valley on 13 September 1926; 26 persons lost their lives.A goods train had become divided and the attempts of the train crew to reunite the portions resulted in 12 vehicles running away down a steep gradient, and colliding with the approaching mail train.