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Coal locomotive derails weeks after runaway train incident

Rising2 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days - a further 1 report reprinted copy already published elsewhere
After publishing: 2 headlines quietly rewritten2 changes
  1. ABC News (Australia)seen 10 Aug, 07:23headline rewritten

    Second coal train derails weeks after runaway train incidentCoal train derails weeks after runaway train incident

  2. ABC News (Australia)seen 10 Aug, 12:01headline rewritten

    Coal train derails weeks after runaway train incidentCoal locomotive derails weeks after runaway train incident

The headline, as it mutated - 2 wordings

  1. 10 Aug, 06:31Coal locomotive derails weeks after runaway train incident1 outlet
  2. 11 Aug, 02:00Coal train derails in Upper Hunter after runaway locomotive reached 90kmh2 outlets
original reportingcopies
Mon, 10 August 2026peak 2 reports on Tue, 11 August 2026Tue, 11 August 2026

What it is about

Pacific NationalNew South WalesDylan NicholsonSylvia DuongLachlan SteensonMatthew KellyOffice Of The National Rail Safety RegulatorAustralian Rail Track CorporationA Pacific NationalMurrurundi, New South Wales, AustraliaPort Stephens, New South Wales, AustraliaNundah, New South Wales, AustraliaArdglen, New South Wales, AustraliaWerris Creek, New South Wales, AustraliaLiverpool Range, New South Wales, AustraliaCamberwell, Victoria, AustraliaNorth Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaUpper Hunter, New South Wales, AustraliaAustralianGlennies Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyedited after publishingfirst to report
ABC News (Australia)1 original report - edited after publishing
gleninnesexaminer.com.au1 copy echoing northerndailyleader.com.au
northerndailyleader.com.au1 original report
10 Aug, 06:31over 19 hours11 Aug, 02:00

How it spread - 2 original reports, 1 reprint

  1. Mon, 10 August 2026

    1 report
    • ABC News (Australia)06:31first to reportedited after publishing ×2
      Coal locomotive derails weeks after runaway train incident

      previouslyCoal train derails weeks after runaway train incident

      Another coal train run by haulage operator Pacific National is being investigated in New South Wales just weeks after a runaway train incident involving the same operator.

  2. Tue, 11 August 2026

    1 report

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