 On the afternoon of 4 September 1912, two people were killed and over 60 people injured when a special train, bringing passengers back to Melbourne from the Royal Melbourne Show, collided with a suburban train travelling to Coburg.The accident occurred on the Dudley Street bridge, between Spencer Street and North Melbourne stations.The Show special was supposed to be held at a signal so that the Coburg train could cross in front of it while switching tracks.