Fred was a passenger on a train that crashed with another train on a small segment of a single railway in regional Victoria. He was injured and flown to hospital at a considerable expense to him personally $($as he had no insurance cover for this$).$ His valuable laptop computer was destroyed in the wreck, as was his expensive drone $($Fred ignored the advice from the railway authority to store the drone in the freight car$).$ Due to the loss of the drone, Fred missed out on some lucrative tendering work. The railway company claims there was no negligence involved in the accident. However, months later, investigations reveal that inattention on the part of railway workers led to both trains being on the same track at the same time.

Referring to the law of torts, provide advice to Fred in respect of his losses.