Regional rail user groups came together in Goulburn on July 19 to discuss how they could work together to further improve passenger train services in NSW.
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Representatives from the Orange Action Group, the Border Rail Action Group and Dr Ian Gray from CSU Wagga, as well as members of the Southern tablelands Rail Users Group (STRUG) attended.
“We are all fighting the same issues - the lack of passenger train services and the reliability of the trains, as well as the delays caused by track work with the ARTC system,” STRUG president Greg Price said.
He said another issue was ensuring different train systems were integrated so commuters did not miss their train and bus connections.
“The timetable now has instances of connections missing each other, so these different timetables need to be integrated to form a seamless transport system,” he said.
“Another major issue for us is communication between the government and NSW Trainlink.
“A new timetable is coming out in October this year, but no one from Transport NSW has sought input from the regional areas.”
Mr Price said the groups formed a joint umbrella group called Regional Rail Action NSW and highlighted a number of key issues to start lobbying about.
“We want to advocate for passenger services for Regional NSW. We want input into timetables and to be able to suggest additional services,” he said.