

The Day of the Roses (1998)
Overview
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.
Overview
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.
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Gigi Edgley
Erica Watson

Paul Mercurio
Bryan Gordon

Helen Dallimore
Annette Gordon

Rebecca Gibney
Margaret Warby

John Bach
Tom Weir

Stephen Curry
Rescuer

Chris Betts
Sgt. Merv Masterson

Carol Burns
Greta
Aaron Blabey
Dr White
Cormac Costello
Michael "Scotty" McInally

Peter O'Brien
Boris Osman
Damian Pike
Constable Garry Raymond

Wayne Pygram
Sgt. Joe Beecroft

Jeremy Sims
Gerry Buchtmann

Andrew McFarlane
Public Servant

Heather Mitchell
Margaret Shuttler