Hurstbridge train derailing: police arrest suspect on arson, sabotage offences

By Allison Worrall, Steve Lillebuen
Updated February 15 2016 - 8:08am, first published 7:17am
A train at Hurstbridge station was derailed in November. Photo: Penny Stephens
A train at Hurstbridge station was derailed in November. Photo: Penny Stephens
Nicholas Archer, Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer Photo: supplied
Nicholas Archer, Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer Photo: supplied

A Metro Rail employee and CFA volunteer has been charged with a spate of arson and sabotage crimes across Melbourne's rail network and in country Victoria over the last six years - including the $3-million derailment of a train on the Hurstbridge line last November.

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