The Age | As it happened: Australia's worst rail disaster The Age On this day in 1977 the nation was stunned when the 6.09 from Mt Victoria derailed near Granville station, leaving 83 dead and 210 injured. Staff reporter. 11 reading now. facebook SHARE · twitter TWEET · email · google-plus · linkedin · reddit; More. Granville train disaster: Remembering the Day of the Roses as 40-year anniversary marked in Sydney 'One of Australia's darkest days' Granville disaster victims remembered |