 Train number 62, a southbound goods train, comprised a standard goods engine hauling 34 wagons and a brake van were to pass through Murulla on the main line.Another goods train, number 95, working in the opposing direction, had entered the loop line and was waiting for number 62 to pass.Number 62 had a length of 951 feet (290 m) and a load of 746 tons (758 t).