Posted 13 hours ago by bevans
The New South Wales (NSW) government has announced an investment of around A$880 million in start-of-the-art signalling and control systems for two of Sydney’s commuter rail lines.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
The South Coast line alone has almost twice as many level crossings than the entire rail Sydney rail network.
Posted 4 days ago by bevans
BUSINESSES in Bathurst and the Central West are set to benefit following the announcement of a $21.5 million rail project for the construction of two new passing loops for trains.
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
A MAN has been charged after touching the legs of two women on separate trains.
Posted 5 days ago by bevans
The South Coast railway between Central station and Wollongong was completed in 1888 as a single track for use by steam trains.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
The number of trains which can run during the morning and afternoon peaks on the T4 Illawarra Line and T8 Airport Line will be increased, following an $880 million investment in technology improvements to modernise the Sydney Trains network.
Posted 6 days ago by bevans
TWEED Shire Council is back on track with its plans to build the Northern Rivers Rail Trail.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Public transport fares are expected to increase on July 1, with the New South Wales Government about to sign off on a rise of almost two percent.
Posted one week ago by bevans
The South Coast line will see some flow-on benefits from a multi-million dollar upgrade to boost the number of trains.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Plans to close Sydney's Bankstown rail line for six weeks a year for five years have been ditched following community opposition to the disruption caused during construction to convert it to carry single-deck metro trains.
Posted one week ago by bevans
8km of railway between Rylstone and Kandos recently reopened for $1.1M (or $137,500 per km). Included 1 in 4 sleeper replacement with steel and 1,000 tonnes of ballast.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
A new fleet of inter-city trains that the NSW Government ordered from South Korea will not fit the tracks in the Blue Mountains, prompting concerns of a major cost blowout to fix the problem.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Junction Place should become a transport hub servicing shuttles to the Border’s train stations and airports, according to the region’s rail advocacy group.
Posted one week ago by bevans
More than 1200 Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) staff and contractors will work on over 100 railway maintenance projects across the Hunter over the Queen's birthday long weekend.
Posted one week ago by bevans
FAST rail is the solution to Sydney’s growing pains, according to an independent think tank report that argues an additional 40,000 homes could be built across NSW by opening up land around rail corridors.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Almost $1 million will be spent extending the Red Bend rail siding by 480 metres.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
WE call my parents’ house the “country retreat”. For decades it’s provided a haven, not far from the historic village of Cobbitty and the rural township of Camden, where the blocks are acreage and gardens are prize-winning.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
A safe pedestrian crossing over the railway line where the highway crosses the tracks near the river. This has come as a result of our concerns, supported by community groups, about the speed of ore trains through town.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
A fast train network connecting greater Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle as a "mega region" could create more than 10,000 new jobs, according to a new report.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
From today a number of real time apps such as AnyTrip, NextThere, TripView and others have been showing real time train loadings for selected services.
This allows customers to see how crowded each indivual carriage on a service is and how that is likely to affect loadings at other stops based on historical data. This will help to allow customers to choose a carriage that is less crowded. You can see the approximate number of seats available or if the carriage is standing room only.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
It is been announced that the northwest terminus of the new Sydney Metro Northwest line will be Tallawong.
The station has been known as Cudgegong Road Station during the construction phase. Following community feedback, the station has been named Tallawong, a word with local historical significance that’s derived from the Dharug word ‘dalawang’ for the apple gum tree.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
THESE aren’t your everyday Opal card fares but they’ll get you a good discount on Sydney’s trains. Just not for much longer.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
There is something compelling about ‘Going South Constructing the Railway - Kiama to Bomaderry’. It makes you want and sit down and read this well-researched book.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Here at Transport NSW Blog we are starting a new 10 parts series, Sydney’s Transport History. we will be looking at biggest moments in NSW transport history, from the first railways through the wars and onto the Olympics. Look out for instalments on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month through October. Today we are starting with Bradfield.
Dr. John Jacob Crew Bradfield CMG is perhaps the most famous civil engineer in NSW transport history. He is best known for his design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Bradfield Railway Scheme.
Posted 2 weeks ago by newsbot
Noise, reduced parking and poor accessibility are just some of Fairfield Council’s concerns about the Federal Govenrment’s proposal for a new rail loop at Cabramatta.
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