NSW boy hit by train had a 'zest for life'

Posted 2 days ago by bevans

A Sydney charity for families of children with special needs is mourning the loss of an 11-year-old boy who was hit by a train after escaping from his carer.

Sydney's Metro Northwest rail line to be completed $500m under budget

Posted 3 days ago by bevans

For a state government under siege over public transport - headed by the troubled light rail - it was a piece of good news.

Police seek two men after Opal machines damaged in Sydney’s west

Posted 3 days ago by bevans

POLICE are seeking two men after several Opal card machines were broken in Sydney’s west.

Autistic boy struck by train at Oatley station

Posted 3 days ago by bevans

An autistic boy who ran away from his carer while at the shops in Sydney south has been found dead after being struck by a train.

Sydney train delays for morning commuters after wiring issue at Flemington

Posted 6 days ago by bevans

Some trains have been cancelled and stopping patterns for others have changed due to urgent wiring repairs at Flemington on Thursday morning.

Locals call for a ‘High Line’ on Sydney’s north shore

Posted one week ago by bevans

Residents of the Sydney suburb of Lavender Bay are pushing for a linear park to be developed along side a historic rail line that would provide a pedestrian link between Lavender Bay and Waverton Station.

Women Share Stories Of Assault On Public Transport After It Was Called “Fantasy”

Posted one week ago by bevans

Australian women are sharing their stories about being groped on trains after a conservative journalist called it “straight up fantasy”.

How a Newcastle container terminal would save $6bn

Posted one week ago by bevans

Any legal action by the ACCC to reverse the anti-competitive Port of Newcastle container fee could take years, now that it has started looking into it.

Trains Resume On T8 Airport & South Lines After Services Were Shutdown

Posted one week ago by bevans

Train services on the T8 Airport and South Lines have resumed in both directions.

FOOD Train arrives direct from Sydney

Posted one week ago by VicRailNews

For those not yet FOOD full this is the final weekend to get satiated.

Minister requests investigation into train passing next to Sydney fire

Posted one week ago by bevans

The Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, has requested safety investigators conduct a review of a train service that ran close to bush fires in south-west Sydney on Saturday.

Train drives through bushfire zone

Posted one week ago by bevans

A passenger has filmed the moment a Sydney train drove through a fierce fire zone, as 1000 hectares of bushland went up in flames.

We need vision to open the Central West

Posted one week ago by bevans

I COULD not agree more with the vision of the Bathurst of the future described by Stuart Pearson in the Western Advocate on April 6 (“We’re on the right track to be part of rail renaissance”).

Camden councillor’s train campaign goes full steam ahead

Posted one week ago by bevans

“The government says we are getting trains – but when are going to get them?”

Tuggerah train station: mum and daughter, 13, threatened with firearm

Posted one week ago by bevans

A MAN was due to face court today charged after allegedly threatening a woman and her teenage daughter with a replica handgun at Tuggerah Railway Station yesterday.

Man electrocuted to death at NSW Central Coast train station just hours after warning issued

Posted one week ago by bevans

A YOUNG man has died after he was electrocuted in a rail corridor at Niagara Park train station on the NSW Central Coast overnight.

'Intense' 62 hours of work on rail line

Posted one week ago by bevans

THERE will be a “brief but intense” 62 hours of maintenance work on the Hunter Valley rail network during its second major planned close-down of the year.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau releases final report into Pacific National Kancool coal train derailment near Willow Tree

Posted one week ago by bevans

HUMAN error is believed to have caused a train derailment near Willow Tree three years ago, a new report has revealed.

Qube Logistics sheds loco positions from Goulburn

Posted one week ago by bevans

Haulage company, Qube Logistics is offloading eight jobs in Goulburn, blaming a downturn in the NSW grain harvest.

Wollondilly and Wingecarribee mayors advocate for better rail services

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

Commuters and their councillors are in the same mind about the region’s “outdated” rail network.

How the Epping line closure hits commuters

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

Residents reliant on the Epping to Chatswood train line for their daily commutes fear the seven-month closure of stations from September could lead to greater traffic hassles.

Sydney Metro Northwest trackwork nearly finished

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

TRACK work on the $8.3 billion Sydney Metro Northwest is nearly complete, with just five km remaining to link all the eight stations.

Scenic rail trail bridges are 'stuffed'

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

THE historic timber bridges along the rail corridor between Lismore and Eltham are in such a state of disrepair they would need replacing as part of the proposed rail trail, engineering analysis has revealed.

Thought bubble or big vision? Berejiklian's plans for Sydney's future

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

Within a few decades, if you believe the government graphics, Sydney residents will be able to  catch a direct rail service west from Parramatta to an airport at Badgerys Creek.

'Get on with it', NSW govt to rail builder

Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans

The contractor and subcontractor hired to deliver Sydney's delayed light rail project has been warned to "get on with the job" because the NSW government is now an "angry customer".