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'We are all in trouble': calls to axe $90b fast-rail to fix Central West freight crisis
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (742+ words) Forget a $90 billion fast-rail for the coast, Lithgow leaders say the Central West is bleeding out and it's time for the state government to pay up. OUR SAY: Convict rocks and cheap talk. End the blame games and fix our…...
As Great Western Highway chaos continues, what about rail's role?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) WITH the closure of the Great Western Highway plunging the region's road infrastructure into chaos, rail's role in solving the problem has come to the forefront. John Hollis - who, as part of Bathurst's Rail Action Group, was behind the successful…...
The 40-year fight: bumper push for rail service to go straight to the top
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) A regional council's fight to have rail passenger services return for the first time in four decades will be taken to the state and federal governments. Passenger services in Mudgee closed in 1985, with all traffic between Rylstone and Gulgong, an…...
Century-old dream edges closer as funding secured for 'game-changing' crossing
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (393+ words) A century-old dream has edged closer to reality, with funding secured for the "game-changing" crossing in the region. Speaking at parliament on Friday, February 6, Calare MP Andrew Gee questioned if the $10 million in funds for a planning and scoping study…...
End of a 55-year journey: how to catch the final V-set train to Sydney
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (372+ words) The last V-set train to travel through the Blue Mountains will run on Friday, January 30. The W524 train will depart from Lithgow at 5.47am, arriving at Central Station about 8.30am for a farewell media ceremony, before departing Central station for the final time....
Calls for old trains to remain and help boost services as rail overhaul looms
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (438+ words) While there are big plans to overhaul the region's transport, one local is hoping to keep some old historic trains servicing the community. A draft transport plan released on Monday has highlighted the Central West's concerning road safety record, with…...
More train services and times could be possible with train yard on horizon
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (399+ words) An investigation into housing new regional and inter-city rail trains in regional NSW has begun. Track work has started between Orange and Blayney to test if a new train yard can be built for more trains. The current daily train…...
'Frustrated' community remains in the dark with new trains two years late
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (369+ words) Transport for NSW is remaining tight lipped about when the new regional rail fleet will be rolled out, with frustrations around the two-year delay continuing. Announced back in February 2019 by the NSW Government, the new regional rail trains are set…...
Aitchison grilled on train delays as regional passengers forced to play waiting game
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (639+ words) Major delays in NSW regional rail upgrades, impacting passengers in Bathurst, Orange, and Dubbo. Major delays to the upgrade of the ageing NSW regional rail fleet continue as testing of the new trains drags on, potentially "many months" more. The…...