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===Memorial=== [[File:Granville Train Disaster Memorial.jpg|thumb|The Granville Train Disaster Memorial Wall]] Families and friends of the victims and survivors gather with surviving members of the rescue crews annually.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/01/18/1828850.htm | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date = 18 January 2007|title = Granville victims remembered |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001020106/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/01/18/1828850.htm/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/01/18/1828850.htm |archive-date=1 October 2008 }}</ref> The ceremony ends with the throwing of 84 roses on to the tracks to mark the number of passengers killed.<ref name="DT"/> In 2007, a plaque was placed on the bridge to mark the efforts of railway workers who assisted in rescuing survivors from the train.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|url=http://www.wsfm.com.au/newsroom/40-years-on-was-the-granville-train-disaster-covered-up |publisher=WSFM 101.7 |date=18 January 2018 |title=Granville 41 years on |access-date=10 January 2008 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The original group, known as 'the trust', made submissions on rail safety issues, including recommending that fines for safety breaches be dedicated to rail safety improvements,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=64391 |publisher=National Nine News |date=16 January 2007 |title=Waterfall disaster fine low: opposition |access-date=10 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605115559/https://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=64391 |archive-date=5 June 2011 }}</ref> and campaigning for the establishment of an independent railway safety [[ombudsman]].<ref>{{Cite news| url = https://www.smh.com.au/national/rail-safety-election-vow-by-brogden-20030118-gdg4jo.html | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | date = 18 January 2003 | title = Rail safety election vow by Brogden | access-date = 18 January 2023 }}</ref>
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