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The '''Glenbrook train disaster''' was a [[railway]] accident in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] on [[December 3]] [[1999]]. It happened on a curve of track east of Glenbrook station on the [[CityRail]] network between [[Springwood, New South Wales|Springwood]] and [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]].

In the accident, an interurban passenger train restarted after stopping at a red signal and shortly after collided with the rear of the [[Indian- Pacific]] long distance passenger train waiting at a failed signal. A number of factors were involved, from equipment breakdown to poor phrasing of the rules. The most important factor was that the interurban picked up too much speed after restarting from the signal at stop, and was not able to see the rear of the long distance train around a sharply curved and deep cutting in order to stop in time to avoid a collision.

Seven people were killed in the accident. A [[Commission of Inquiry]] headed by [[Justice McInerny]] investigated the accident.