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The Day of the Roses

On January 18th, 1977, a crowded commuter train heading for Sydney, came off the track and struck the pillars of an overhead road bridge, crushing part of the train and killing 83 passengers and injuring more than 200 others. This story follows the coronial inquiry into the crash with flash-backs to the main story, and the efforts of the rescuers to free the injured victims.

1998 |1 Season  | 1h 50m |  Drama

Cast

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Gigi Edgley

Erica Watson

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Paul Mercurio

Bryan Gordon

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Helen Dallimore

Annette Gordon

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Rebecca Gibney

Margaret Warby

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John Bach

Tom Weir

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Stephen Curry

Rescuer

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Chris Betts

Sgt. Merv Masterson

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Carol Burns

Greta

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Peter O'Brien

Boris Osman

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Wayne Pygram

Sgt. Joe Beecroft

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Jeremy Sims

Gerry Buchtmann

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Andrew McFarlane

Public Servant

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Heather Mitchell

Margaret Shuttler

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Georgina Symes

Debbie Skow

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Steven Vidler

Dick Lamb

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Bill Young

Inspector Ray Williams

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Eugene Gilfedder

Mr. Ward

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Chris Haywood

Informer

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Tim Campbell

McCrossan

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John Clayton

Murray Farquhar

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Robert Coleby

Station Officer

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Paul Denny

Constable Holman

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Jack Heywood

Salvation Army Officer

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Dirk Hunter

Sgt. McCormack

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Josh Lawson

Mark Shuttler

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Peter Marshall

Railway Worker

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John Orcsik

Erica's Doctor

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Rebecca Riggs

Cherilyn Skow

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Status

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Network

Network Ten