Accident At Nowergup Depot
On 23 August 2006 at approximately 6pm, two B-series trains (sets 53 and 60) were involved in a head-on collision at Nowergup Depot. Cars from both sets were damaged badly enough to be sent back to builders' EDi/Bombardier facility in Queensland for repair. The cost of the repairs was estimated to be A$1,240,000. During these repairs, undamaged cars from both sets were re-formed into set 60, which then returned to service. The damaged cars were fixed and returned to service (as set 60) in time for the opening of the Mandurah Line in December 2007.
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