| 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. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Gigi Edgley | Erica Watson | 2 |
| Wayne Pygram | Sgt. Joe Beecroft | 2 |
| Peter O'Brien | Boris Osman | 2 |
| Heather Mitchell | Margaret Shuttler | 2 |
| Peter Marshall | Railway Worker | 2 |
| Rebecca Gibney | Margaret Warby | 2 |
| John Bach | Tom Weir | 2 |
| Stephen Curry | Rescuer | 2 |
| Helen Dallimore | Annette Gordon | 2 |
| Chris Haywood | Informer | 2 |
| Andrew McFarlane | Public Servant | 2 |
| Steven Vidler | Dick Lamb | 2 |
| Carol Burns | Greta | 2 |
| Aaron Blabey | Dr White | 2 |
| John Orcsik | Erica's Doctor | 2 |
| Robert Coleby | Station Officer | 2 |
| Dirk Hunter | Sgt. McCormack | 2 |
| Elaine Cusick | Prof. Raphael | 2 |
| Georgina Symes | Debbie Skow | 2 |
| John Clayton | Murray Farquhar | 2 |
| Paul Mercurio | Bryan Gordon | 2 |
| Jeremy Sims | Gerry Buchtmann | 2 |
| Bill Young | Inspector Ray Williams | 2 |