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The Cowan rail accident occurred at 7:20pm on 6 May 1990 when the 3801 Limited special steam passenger train returning from the Morpeth Jazz Festival was struck in the rear by the following CityRail inter-urban passenger service. The steam train had stalled while attempting to climb the steep gradient from the Hawkesbury River to Cowan, New South Wales, and it was found that sand applied to the rails to regain traction had interfered with the signals and given the following train a false clear indication.

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rdfs:label	Cowan rail accident (en) Järnvägsolyckan i Brooklyn 1990 (sv)
rdfs:comment	The Cowan rail accident occurred at 7:20pm on 6 May 1990 when the 3801 Limited special steam passenger train returning from the Morpeth Jazz Festival was struck in the rear by the following CityRail inter-urban passenger service. The steam train had stalled while attempting to climb the steep gradient from the Hawkesbury River to Cowan, New South Wales, and it was found that sand applied to the rails to regain traction had interfered with the signals and given the following train a false clear indication. (en) Järnvägsolyckan i Brooklyn inträffade strax efter klockan 19.20 den 6 maj 1990 i i New South Wales i Australien på en järnvägsbacke kallad då ett elpersontåg krockade med ett draget av ett ånglok bakifrån. Sex personer omkom (inkl. elpersontågets förare) och ytterligare 93 skadades. Olyckan medförde ett förbud mot ångtåg i New South Wales som hävdes nio månder efter olyckan. Författaren och den tidigare rektorn av University of Sydney omkom i olyckan. (sv)
name	Cowan rail accident (en)
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deaths	6 (xsd:integer)
cause	Signaling fault (en)
country	Australia (en)
date	1990-05-06 (xsd:date)
injuries	106 (xsd:integer)
line	Newcastle and Central Coast railway line
location	Brooklyn, New South Wales
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time	440.0 (second)
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has abstract	The Cowan rail accident occurred at 7:20pm on 6 May 1990 when the 3801 Limited special steam passenger train returning from the Morpeth Jazz Festival was struck in the rear by the following CityRail inter-urban passenger service. The steam train had stalled while attempting to climb the steep gradient from the Hawkesbury River to Cowan, New South Wales, and it was found that sand applied to the rails to regain traction had interfered with the signals and given the following train a false clear indication. (en) Järnvägsolyckan i Brooklyn inträffade strax efter klockan 19.20 den 6 maj 1990 i i New South Wales i Australien på en järnvägsbacke kallad då ett elpersontåg krockade med ett draget av ett ånglok bakifrån. Sex personer omkom (inkl. elpersontågets förare) och ytterligare 93 skadades. Olyckan medförde ett förbud mot ångtåg i New South Wales som hävdes nio månder efter olyckan. Författaren och den tidigare rektorn av University of Sydney omkom i olyckan. (sv)

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