NRS-3637 | Copies of miscellaneous material relating to the Granville railway accident

This series includes statements and reports made by Public Transport Commision staff and experts relating to the Granville railway accident. Also included are: expenditure statement for the Way and Works Branch (1950s to 1977); copies of an article 'The Bogie Intercoupler: Action and Design' from a technical journal; a copy of The Response of Steel Struts to Impact Overload (Doctor of Philosophy thesis by John Maxwell Roberts, University of Sheffield); correspondence received from the public re Granville train accident; Report on Granville Train Disaster which is a diary of the rescue operation (Bureau of Environmental and Special Health Services); an alphabetical list of persons injured, and/or who lost or had property damaged as a result of the Granville Rail Disaster and an alphabetical list of the deceased; lists of exhibits.A full listing is available.These records were transferred as State archives by the Civil Law Litigation Branch of the Crown Solicitor's Office.(9/1129). 1 box. Note: This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.