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Lester Pasley

June 5 at 9:22pm · Sydney

RAIL HERITAGE WEEKEND AT CENTRAL COMING UP

This coming weekend is a 3 day rail heritage festival in Sydney covering steam trains, railmotors and electric vintage trains alongside heritage buses and for the lucky few a tunnel tour. Operating out of Central railway station and passing through many heritage stations, trains will again enable people to revisit the olden days style of passenger transport around Sydney and NSW. This event is popular attracting thousands of people ....kids and adult alike. This year will see 6029, 3642, Red rattlers and CPH railmotors taking part in numerous trips around Sydney metro area.

We have compiled the operations into a list below for users to find their favourite train rides and operations.

Loco 3526 'The Nanny' Sun/Mon 10.00am* Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville SUN MON only

Red Rattlers Sat/Sun/Mon 10.10am, Departs from Central Station Platform 1 to Erskenville and return via city circle

CPH railmotor Sat/Sun/Mon 10.25am, Sydney Metropolitan Freights lines through Chullora and Enfield over all three days.

Loco 6029 'The Garratt' 10.30am* Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville SUN MON only

Loco 3526 'The Nanny' Sun/Mon 12.10pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

CPH railmotor Sat/Sun/Mon 12.25pm, Sydney Metropolitan Freights lines through Chullora and Enfield over all three days.

Red Rattlers Sat/Sun/Mon 12.30pm, Departs from Central Station Platform 1 to Erskenville and return via city circle

Loco 6029 'The Garratt' Sat/Sun/Mon 12.40pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

Loco 3526 'The Nanny' Sat/Sun/Mon 1.30pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

Loco 6029 'The Garratt' Sat/Sun/Mon 2.05pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

CPH railmotor Sat/Sun/Mon 2.10pm Sydney Metropolitan Freights lines through Chullora and Enfield over all three days.

Red Rattlers Sat/Sun/Mon 2.30pm** East Hills shuttle: 1.5 hours

Loco 3526 'The Nanny' Sat/Sun/Mon 3.05pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

Loco 6029 'The Garratt' Sat/Sun/Mon 3.30pm Steam train trips from Central to Hurstville

SUGGESTION - For everyone who wants the events to keep going, it is recommended by Sydney Trains announcements that people need to stand behind the yellow line and take photos safely. Being totally focused on train photos and not on the environment around you can cause unexpected problems. Please dont put your self and others at risk or the entire event .....by acting like people did last year as shown in the photos below, where some were observed standing 1mm off the edge of platforms or way over the yellow line while taking photos of operational trains. They could have been easily bumped by other people jostling for photos and fallen off or over.....it only takes one slip, fall and you are are then on a railway track. This fall can result in a death or serious injuries to young and old. Treading carefully in wet weather is also another issue to be careful of with rain forecasted across the event. By following the simple rules and regulations this will ensure you and others dont cause the event public, event staff and others.....unwanted hassles and paperwork problems......

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Mount Druitt Receives Hon. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads As Guest

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(Left to right seated) members Mary, Christina, George,
Mr. Ray Williams, members: Allan, Anne, John,
Dianna, Peter and Joan ( left to right Standing), members: Angie,
Councillor Jacqueline Donaldson, visitor James and member Lester.

The Hon. Member for Hawkesbury and NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads, attended our meeting yesterday as guest speaker.


Mr. Williams has been a member of the NSW Parliament since 24th March 2007, and has a attended a community meeting under Save Our Bus Services, Mount Druitt and Surrounding Suburbs in 2009, when we had lost many bus services across Mount Druitt, under the previous Labor Government and had some partial bus routes returned.

We have approached Local Councillors,  Transport officers From Blacktown City Council, The Hon. Richard Amery, NSW Member for Mount Druitt,  The Hon. Bart Bassett, NSW Member for Londonderry and made representation to the former NSW Transport Minister, Hon. David Campbell.

Mr. Williams listened to our concerns of still advocating for proper local bus services to be returned in Mount Druitt and surrounding suburbs. All members of the group where allowed to be heard from the 762 Bidwill bus service - not operating on Sunday and limited services provided,  755 partially returned  bus service and the 764 bus service that is limited and has gained successful increases in patronage since implemented and how it can be  add to the 'Tregear Only' Bus Route.

He was provided by maps and  history details of each bus service, indicating how they can link straight back into the community, the way it was before bus services were removed. Mr. Williams agreed and remembered that under the former labor State government bus services had been running perfectly before  for so many years and  all of  a sudden 3 bus services were removed  causing havoc and shock within the area.

Mr. Williams heard how it is difficult for local commuters to get to jobs, job interviews, family events on weekend train services services on weekends, when bus services don't start early and allow people to get to events on time. Also that Hoyts Mount Druitt is finding it difficult to employ young people as they can't get home late from this employment.

He also understood that as the 2nd stage of the North West rail link will continue into Mount Druitt in years to come but we need local bus services to have better links, cater for the community not to take us back into the dark ages.

Mr. Williams explained of what has happened with height differences with the new Oscar Trains on different train station platforms. It goes back to the times when some city trains station were constructed  as country train stations to take country trains. The NSW Government is looking at ways to attend to this, maybe by immediate audio  warning announcements at train stations that have that height difference.

Discussions were raised as to how the new Opal Card is being implemented to reduce fraudulent fare evaders and how once this is fully implemented  new technological advances will provide automatic reporting on  patronage on all bus, train and ferry trips. Although he understands it will be a slow process to educate the  elderly on using and purchasing of this ticket outlets and availability.

Overall the group was really impressed with Mr. Williams attending as a guest speaker: that he listened and heard. Our group, on behalf of the Mount Druitt community, will  report back to you any progress that arrives. Mr. Williams will report back to the NSW Minister of Transport. Hon. Gladys Berejiklian  and to the  the NSW Legislative Assembly.

*First Photo. Courteous of Hon.  Ray Williams, NSW Parliamentary Secretary of Transport and Roads

Feedback On Comments Received on Mount Druitt Commuters Improvement Group Inc. - Really Impressive! - Thank You To All Of You!

I was want to respond to  a few blog readers providing comments on our blog spot.  I don't know where to start - actually I do!

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To be asked about creativeness of what I knew nothing about over 5 years ago, makes  it worth so much while as I  do know consider myself as an education but an information officer, informing the world. All the training and compliments go to Hugh Worrall former  Regional Transport Officer for Western Sydney Community Forum. Without his time and guidance, the world would not be able to see understand what we are looking to do to improve public transport in Mount Druitt.

Before I volunteered my time, thoughts  and hopefully any positive ideas I had not planned that what I have done so far, to happen to help the Mount Druitt and wider community.

The easy use of using 'Blogger' makes it so interesting, to publicise  to the world: opinions, facts, representing public views of real life stories that everyone wants to hear!

At first, I was way behind when I was first was taught how to write and publish blogs, never realising the power the internet has.  That is the sudden recognition is not just coming from within the community, public transport Transport Officers and Councillors, members of Chambers of Commerce, local State Members of Parliament, Minister of Transport, Shadow Minister of Transport, Premier of NSW, Federal Member of Chifley and Public Transport Stake holders.

The new concept of blogging has generated to myself, a  self-satisfaction that the message may be getting across and has since the beginning made me realise that there are two types of community members is Mount Druitt as follows:

• The commuter that  has a Personal Computer desktop, tablet, I-Phone and or laptop, that are able to access information on our published blogs.
• The rest of the community members that are commuters do not have the access at their home or travels to view our published blogs. Some rely on other family members and do not access information at local library, which is free to the public.

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