 Both engines were derailed, and the first carriage of the Geelong-bound train was telescoped by the coal tender.On 1 May 1956 a level crossing collision with a train caused 2 deaths and wrecked a utility.On 20 March 1960, a railmotor from Maffra, heading to Traralgon station to connect with "The Gippslander" train to Melbourne, collided with a school bus at the Liddiard Road level crossing.