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'Corporate cruelty': 50 regional rail workers lose their job after Berrima derailment
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (363+ words) A southern region rail company has sacked up to 50 of its workers after a freight train derailed and its operator lost a major contract. Multiple carriages of a Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) train carrying cement left the track near Boral's…...
Councillors choo-choo-choose to move on Stanwell Tops' miniature train
4+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) The long-running saga of the Stanwell Tops miniature train made a stop at Wollongong City Council on Monday night. The train tale started in 2021, when a planning proposal was lodged for "a family-orientated environmental recreation park". A miniature train would…...
No more headaches: new Europe rail rules shield travellers from missed connections
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (791+ words) The headache of cross-border rail travel in Europe is nearing an end, as sweeping new reforms simplify how travellers book and navigate the continent's tracks. Passengers on the European rail network have been forced to play a high-stakes game of…...
Whistle blows on 50 years: saluting a classic Illawarra train station's history
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) The Yallah Station has been preserved by volunteers at the Illawarra Light Rail Museum since the mid-1970s after being moved from the Illawarra line between Dapto and Albion Park. The station was first built in 1887 as a temporary platform ahead of…...
Regional Melbourne to Brisbane rail project axed in budget
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (20+ words) Illawarra Mercury Regional Melbourne to Brisbane rail project axed in budget...
Fixed seating on Mariyung fleet no problem for commuters, says Transport for NSW
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (339+ words) There has been only a "small number" of complaints about the lack of flip seats on the Mariyung fleet, according to Transport for NSW. The trains entered service on the Newcastle and Central Coast line in December 2024 and on the…...
Why there's no more airport connection on the South Coast rail line
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (402+ words) South Coast commuters will lose the stop at Wolli Creek but gain a more reliable rail link to Sydney. Transport for NSW will be introducing a new timetable later this year which, on the South Coast line, will allow for…...
'A tray? Wow!!' Illawarra commuters mock new train benefits, fume over timetable changes
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (989+ words) Illawarra commuters have reacted with confusion, sarcasm, disbelief and anger over timetable changes and the removal of a direct airport connection that have come along with the long-awaited new Mariyung trains on the South Coast line. Faced with the news…...
Long-awaited new trains to hit South Coast line on Tuesday
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (448+ words) The Mariyung Fleet will start carrying passengers on the South Coast line from Tuesday - five years after originally scheduled. The fleet was originally slated to be in service in 2021 but a range of issues including ordering more carriages, the need…...