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Locomotive driver dies in coal train collision

Light engine locomotive collided with a coal train on the Aurizon line at Westwood near Rockhampton.

A Queensland Rail light engine locomotive has collided with a coal train.

A Queensland Rail light engine locomotive has collided with a coal train.

The incident occurred at about 11.20am on June 18. The QR locomotive, with three QR drivers on board, collided with the coal train about 80km west of Rockhampton on the Aurizon network. The locomotive...

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