 The train was travelling between Tarana and Sodwalls, about 10 pm It was pulling trucks carrying oil, timber, and at least one petrol tanker.On 7 May 1952 in conditions of heavy fog, a fully laden passenger train ran into the rear of a stationary passenger train at Berala station.A crowded eight-car suburban train from Liverpool to Sydney was standing in the station at Berala when a second, equally crowded train from Bankstown ran into the rear (in heavy fog conditions) killing 10 people and injuring 140.