In December 1908 there was another accident at Top Points - this time an overloaded goods train was unable to lift its load up the grade and stopped short of Clarence Tunnel. When the train was divided, the rear portion ran down the slope to Top Points where it derailed and demolished the cab of a locomotive about to leave for Penrith. There was one fatality, the guard of the stationary train who was hit by a wool bale. No one on the runaway train was injured, not even the men in the guard's van.

Photo courtesy of the State Rail Authority of New South Wales