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Safety investigations

The Chief Investigator prepares reports following investigations into major occurrences involving public transport and marine services. Further information about these investigations can be obtained in the reports below.

Marine incidents

Occurrence date	Release date	Description
21 Aug 2009	12 Jul 2010	Breakaway from Berth by MT Leyte Spirit at Gellibrand Pier Melbourne (PDF, 5.99 MB, 49 pp.)
28 Dec 2008	3 Sep 2009	Passenger Injury Oceanic Explorer at The Annulus (Pope's Eye Port Phillip (PDF, 2.7 MB, 39 pp.)
1 Nov 2008	25 May 2009	Collision of a Police Vessel and a Recreational Vessel (PDF, 3 MB, 33 pp.)
13 Dec 2007	14 Jan 2009	Sinking of MV Maheno on the River Yarra (PDF, 3 MB, 64 pp.)
22 May 2007	15 Aug 2008	Collision between Livestock Carrier MV Bison Express and Ore Carrier MV Portland (PDF, 6.51 MB, 31 pp.)
22 Mar 2007	30 Jan 2008	Collision Gan Voyager & No 46 Beacon River Yarra (PDF, 3 MB, 33 pp.)
14 Jan 2007	6 Sept 2007	Fire on board passenger charter vessel "Moonraker", Popes Eye Marine National Park (PDF, 3 MB, 39 pp.)
6 Dec 2006	22 Oct 2007	Near grounding of passenger vessel MV Statendam, Port Phillip Heads (PDF, 2 MB, 37 pp.)
9 Oct 2006	3 May 2007	Collision between liquefied petroleum gas carrier "Kinna" and Charter vessel "Challenger" at the Port of Hastings (PDF, 3.6 MB, 35 pp.)

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Rail incidents

Occurrence date	Release date	Description
20 Apr 2011	26 Apr 2012	Derailment Tram 3515 Melbourne University terminus (PDF, 1.11 MB, 30 pp.)
9 Mar 2011	12 Apr 2012	End-of-Track Overruns Metro Trains Melbourne, Pakenham and Sandringham Sidings (PDF, 1.12 MB, 33 pp.)
30 Dec 2010	23 Mar 2012	Locomotive Fire V/Line Passenger Train, Marshall Railway Station (PDF, 336 KB, 30 pp.)
2 Nov 2010	14 Mar 2012	Derailment Pacific National Locomotives, Melbourne Operations Terminal (PDF, 806 KB, 27 pp.)
9 Dec 2010	28 Feb 2012	Derailment Pacific National Freight Train, West Melbourne (PDF, 1.17 MB, 33 pp.)
3 Mar 2011	13 Feb 2012	End-of-Track Overrun MTM Train, Carrum Siding (PDF, 496 KB, 25 pp.)
15 Oct 2010	9 Jan 2012	Derailment Pacific National Train, Points 127D, South Dynon (PDF, 523 KB, 27 pp.)
24 Mar 2011	21 Oct 2011	End-of-Track Overrun Metro Trains Melbourne, Macleod (PDF, 6.82 MB, 21 pp.)
Feb-Mar 2009	14 Sep 2011	Platform Overruns Siemens Nexas EMU Connex / Metro Trains Melbourne (PDF, 5.21 MB, 72 pp.)
20 Oct 2010	3 Aug 2011	Derailment at Points 133D, South Dynon Junction (PDF, 3.29 MB, 23 pp.)
12 Jan 2011	3 Aug 2011	Tram-to-Tram Collision Intersection Kings Way and Sturt Street, South Melbourne (PDF, 6.45 MG, 12 pp.)
3 Sep 2010	13 Jul 2011	Tram to Tram Collision Intersection Flemington Road & Abbotsford Street North Melbourne (PDF, 6.48 MB, 28 pp.)
17 Mar 2010	13 Jul 2011	Comeng Train Fire Croxton Railway Station (PDF, 1.96 MB, 29 pp.)
4 May 2010	21 Jan 2011	Train Collision Metro Train with Pacific National Train between Roxburgh Park and Craigieburn Stations(PDF, 5.75 MB, 55 pp)
21 Mar 2010	14 Jan 2011	Sideswipe Collision Metro Train and El Zorro Plant Train Ringwood Station (PDF, 2.76 MB, 28 pp.)
26 Feb 2010	25 Nov 2010	Train Brake Fire Watergardens Station Sydenham (PDF, 2.72 MB, 32 pp.)
20 Oct 2009	14 Oct 2010	Passenger Fatality Melbourne Central Station (PDF,1.82 MB, 28 pp.)
19 Jan 2010	27 Sep 2010	Signal Passed at Danger Clifton Hill Line Flinders Street Station (PDF, 2.5 MB, 25 pp.)
15 Oct 2009	21 Jan 2011	Derailment of V/Line Passenger Train at Footscray(PDF, 5.37 MB, 22 pp)
12 Sep 2009	14 Apr 2010	Derailment of V/Line Passenger Train at Stonyford (PDF, 2.9 MB, 27 pp.)
15 Jul 2009	1 Feb 2010	Level Crossing Collision at Edithvale (PDF, 4.42 MB, 25 pp.)
10 Jul 2009	5 Jan 2010	Collision of two Sprinter Cars at Southern Cross Passenger Yard Sidings (PDF, 2 MB, 14 pp.)
1 June 2009	28 Feb 2011	Derailment of Pacific National Train 9564 at ABB Siding Near Dandenong (PDF, 1.96 MB, 23 pp.)
31 Jan 2009	14 Oct 2009	Tram to Tram Collision St Kilda Road near Commercial Road Melbourne (PDF, 1.25 MB, 12 pp.)
15 Jan 2009	9 Nov 2009	Fire on W Class Tram Corner Latrobe and Spencer Streets (PDF , 1.11 MB, 31 pp.)
9 Jan 2009	4 May 2009	Overrun of Connex Train at Cranbourne (PDF, 563 KB, 6 pp.)
5 Jan 2009	14 Apr 2010	Loss Loading and Dangerous Goods Spillage Stawell / Horsham (PDF, 8.89 MB, 35 pp.)
11 Dec 2008	6 Apr 2010	Derailment of a Ballast Train at Longwood (PDF, 5.4 MB, 43 pp.)
6 Nov 2008	9 Nov 2009	Infrastructure Failure Connex Kensington / North Melbourne (PDF, 6.6 MB, 65 pp.)
27 Sep 2008	2 Apr 2009	Train Impact with Passenger on the Station Platform at Springvale (PDF, 576 KB, 11 pp.)
10 Sep 2008	23 Jan 2009	Tram to Tram Collision Arts Centre Platform Tram Stop St Kilda Road Melbourne (PDF, 792 KB, 13 pp.)
9 Jul 2008	11 Dec 2009	Level Crossing Short Warning Time Freight Train 9251 Queen Street Colac (PDF, 9.46 MB, 36 pp.)
12 May 2008	9 Sep 2008	Tram to Tram Collision Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade Melbourne (PDF, 1.3 MB, 10 pp.)
3 Apr 2008	9 Sep 2008	Wrong-railing of C Class Tram at Collins Street Melbourne (PDF, 1.3 MB, 14 pp.)
6 Mar 2008	25 Jul 2008	Pedestrian Fatality at Ardeer (PDF, 1 MB, 12 pp.)
20 Feb 2008	29 Sep 2008	Overrun and Derailment of Connex Train at Dead End Siding Sandringham (PDF, 2 MB, 10 pp.)
16 Jan 2008	27 Jun 2008	Level Crossing Collision between a B-Double Truck and a Pacific National Freight Train Red Cliffs (PDF, 2 MB, 7 pp.)
16 Nov 2007	7 Aug 2008	Southern Cross Passenger Yard Collision (PDF, 1.90 MB, 10 pp.)
24 Sep 2007	29 Jan 2009	Tram to Tram Collision at St Kilda Road and Leopold Street Melbourne (PDF, 1.3 MB, 51 pp.)
22 Aug 2007	6 Jun 2008	Level Crossing collision V/Line Passenger Train 8504 with a Motor Vehicle at Bungower Road Somerville (PDF, 3.1 MB, 29 pp.)
5 Jun 2007	15 Feb 2008	Level Crossing collision V/Line Passenger Train 8042 and a truck near Kerang (PDF, 2.3 MB, 71 pp.)
4 Jun 2007	8 Jul 2008	Derailment of V/Line Passenger Train 8324A Seymour (PDF, 3.7 MB, 25 pp.)
3 May 2007	9 Sep 2008	Derailment of Train at Oakleigh (PDF, 6.8 MB, 41 pp.)
12 Apr 2007	27 Jun 2008	Level Crossing Collision between Yarra Valley Tourist Railway Trolley and a Motor Vehicle at TarraWarra Estate (PDF, 7.25 MB, 21 pp.)
1 Mar 2007	26 Jun 2008	Collision Between Two Trams Intersection of Bourke and Spencer Streets Melbourne (PDF, 3 MB, 25 pp.)
18 Feb 2007	8 Jul 2008	Overrun of Connex Train TD 4648 Springvale (PDF, 1.33 MB, 9 pp.)
12 Nov 2006	23 Nov 2007	Level Crossing collision V/Line Passenger Train with a motor vehicle near Winchelsea (PDF, 1.4 MB, 27 pp.)
12 Oct 2006	25 Jul 2008	Derailment of Passenger Train at Traralgon (PDF, 411 KB, 29 pp.)

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Bus incidents

Occurrence date	Release date	Description
30 Nov 2010	6 Oct 2011	Run Off Road V/Line Passenger Bus, Ouyen on 30 November 2010 (PDF, 2.41 MB, 33 pp.)
18 Nov 2009	16 Sep 2010	School Bus Collision with a Truck at Nullawarre (PDF, 1.8 MB, 31 pp.)
2 Sep 2009	6 Apr 2010	School Bus Collision with a Tree at Doreen (PDF, 6.9 MB, 25 pp.)
24 Jul 2008	3 Jun 2009	Collision of a Bus and Semitrailer on the Princes Highway Traralgon (PDF, 2.52 MB, 33 pp.)
12 Dec 2006	6 Mar 2008	Passenger Injury On-Board a Suburban Bus Service Werribee (PDF, 1.0 MB, 32 pp.)

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Older accident reports

Previously the coordination of independent investigations was the responsibility of Public Transport Safety Victoria. The following reports were published on this website.

Occurrence date	Details
12 Nov 2003	Spencer Street Station passenger train collision (PDF, 997 KB, 38 pp.)
26 Jul 2000	Holmesglen train collision (PDF, 890 KB, 74 pp.)

The following reports were published on the Australian Transport Safety Bureau website.

Occurrence date	Details
16 Mar 2003	Derailment at Chiltern
12 Nov 2003	Spencer Street Station passenger train collision (PDF, 997 KB, 38 pp.)
3 Feb 2003	'Runaway' Broadmeadows train collision at Spencer Street Station
13 Oct 2002	Benalla level crossing collision
18 Jun 2002	Epping train collision
5 Jun 2001	Footscray train collision
26 Jul 2000	Holmesglen train collision (PDF, 890 KB, 74 pp.)
26 Nov 1999	Ararat train collision

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