Ghan derails after hitting large bull
A Ghan train travelling between Alice Springs and Adelaide has derailed after hitting a large bull.
Senior Sergeant Michael Potts says the south-bound passenger train hit and killed a large bull on the railway line near Rose Hill Station in South Australia last night.
Great Southern Rail originally said the train had hit a camel.
Senior Sergeant Potts says only the locomotive derailed and the railway line was cleared by 4am today.
“The Adelaide-bound train is due into Adelaide around about 0200 hours tomorrow morning, 2am, which puts it about 14 hours behind schedule,” he said.
“There’s no injuries.
“The original locomotive driver I believe is still with the new locomotive unit and still heading down towards Adelaide.”
