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Cityrail - Epping to Chatswood rail link opens (23/2/09) (WS) (HD)
Jan 13, 2012
Story from SMH Paul Bibby February 23, 2009 - 4:53PM It was three years late and millions of dollars over budget, but the Epping to Chatswood rail link finally took its first load of passengers this morning. After a string of delays thanks to engineering miscalculations and noise concerns, a buoyant NSW Premier, Nathan Rees, opened the 17-kilometre link at the new Macquarie University station this morning, declaring the new line to be a "shot in the arm for public transport in Sydney". The $2.3 billion project includes new stations at North Ryde and Macquarie Park, as well as Macquarie University, and cavernous new underground platforms at Epping and Chatswood stations. Mr Rees announced today that passengers would travel free on the link for the first 100 days. However the link will not be integrated into the rest of the CityRail network until the second half of the year, meaning it is effectively a shuttle service for residents from a cluster of Sydney's northern suburbs and there is unlikely to be any reduced congestion on the crowded CityRail network until then. Transport Minister David Campbell said it was standard practice for a new train line to be integrated into a network over time. Mr Campbell also faced questions about why the new stations did not include facilities for commuter parking. "The Government is seeking to encourage people to use public transport to these stations," Mr Campbell said. Mr Rees briefly lost his cool in the face of repeated questions ...

CityRail A3 "Waratah" Arriving at Holsworthy, on-board to Glenfield, leaving Leumeah, City-bound
Jul 31, 2011
Filmed on July 15, 2011 The Waratah is the newest series of trains in the CityRail fleet. Really smooth, quiet, reliable, and looks nice

Sydney CityRail Miscellany 1 - Central Station.
Jan 17, 2012
Trains at Sydney Central station, as seen in March 1991. Also buskers and more... Mostly filmed over the weekend, but with just hours to go before my flight home on Monday morning I made a special trip back to see the red trains with hand operated doors - and was rewarded by being able to film the 'Zoo' train, plus others... Enjoy!

CityRail: Edgecliff to Bondi Junction on Eastern Suburbs Line
Jan 13, 2012
CityRail: Edgecliff to Bondi Junction on Eastern Suburbs Line

Sydney CityRail Miscellany 2 - Circular Quay
Nov 05, 2011
A film showing Circular Quay which a major ferry / boat / ship / rail interchange point, as well as a destination in itself. In addition to seeing the ferry boats, catamarans and trains arriving and leaving, we see some of the quayside visitor attractions, buskers, street hawkers etc and even hear a religious preacher 'in the background'. From the station platform we also see the Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House. Filmed in March 1991.

CityRail Weekend of H Set OSCAR trains on South Coast line featuring Coalcliff bound train
Jan 01, 2012
Various 4 and 8 car OSCAR H Set trains on the South Coast line departing from /arriving at namely, Redfern, Helensburgh, Otford, Austinmer and Thirroul stations. The 8 car train service was a special service timetabled especially for Anti Coal Seam Gas protesters who marched on the Sea Cliff bridge, near Coalcliff on the 17th October 2011

CityRail's Waratah A Set 8 Cars @ Macarthur, NSW, Australia 2011
Sep 15, 2011
The CityRail A set or Waratah is a class of electric multiple unit operated by CityRail in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The train was named Waratah by the NSW Government after the flower of the same name, which is the state's floral emblem. The design is based on the M set and is the largest rolling stock order in Australia's history. The 626 carriages will replace all 498 non-air-conditioned L, R & S set carriages and provide additional capacity for passenger and network growth. Delivery commenced in July 2011 and is expected to end in 2014. The trains consist of eight car sets - a break from the previous standard Sydney practice of two four car sets, which are then coupled into eight car trains. The configuration is: trailer driving car + motor car + motor car + trailer car + trailer car + motor car + motor car + trailer driving car. This means that guards operate from the rear of the train rather than the centre and that commuters are able to walk through the entire train in an emergency. The trains include external CCTV cameras to assist guards. Inside, the train includes additional Emergency Help Points and CCTV cameras. Axis Communicationswas awarded the contract to install the train's extensive system of 98 CCTV cameras, which are linked together with Power over Ethernet and utilise Progressive scanning technology to allow capturing of events in clear high resolution, with no distortion in quick movement individual frames. The CCTV cameras are designed to ...

CityRail Waratah A Set A3 Train Internal Destination Indicator and Digital Voice Announcements
Jan 15, 2012
Filmed on the first service from Redfern to Macarthur via the Airport and East Hills line.Here are just some of the IDI/ DVA events that occur on the train. Next, approaching, current and further stops. A guards' announcement is also made. Other IDI and DVA events not included are announcing of all the stops after leaving a terminus/interchange stop, terminating service, doors closing , greeting announcement announcements.

CityRail Platform view of the Newly Opened Schofields Railway Station
Jan 14, 2012
The newly relocated Schofields was opened to the public on the 29th October 2011, after much controversy due to its relocation to an undeveloped area, 800m away from the developed small central business district along with the majority of the residential area. The reason for such move was to create additional land needed for rail line duplication, and in turn will allow more train services and thus will be beneficial in the long term, in terms of serving the area with trains as transport. Consequently it has yet to be officially opened by the authorities. ______________________________________________________________ New, relocated Schofields Station now open Posted: Tuesday 4 October 2011. Updated Saturday 29 October 2011 A new station has been built at Schofields as part of the Quakers Hill to Schofields Duplication project and opened on Saturday 29 October 2011. The new, relocated Schofields Station is approximately 800 metres south of Schofields village and less than 350 metres south of Schofields Road. The Quakers Hill to Schofields Duplication project including the new Schofields Station, provides customers at Schofields with a more frequent service. The opening of the new Schofields Station means that all trains to and from Richmond now stop at Schofields, and most peak City services that currently start/terminate at Quakers Hill now start/terminate at Schofields. The state-of-the-art facilities at the new Schofields Station have been tailored to the community and ...

CityRail Hunter Railcar Journey
Dec 04, 2011
Hunter Railcar service was the 12:31PM, All Stops from Newcastle to Telerah, and limited stops back to and Terminating at Newcastle. \/ Scroll Down for video chapters, to skip to specific times of the video \/ ___ A video compilation of being in the Hunter region for just under 3 hours after a total journey time of approximately 8 hours to and from Newcastle from Macarthur. Only with RailCorp's Offerings. Please take the time to view the other videos exploring the Hunter Railcar in further depth. ___ The Hunter line is interesting being the only Regional line of the CityRail network, and from a personal point of view the services run at a metro-like frequency with the another train arriving from as little as 4min to 30min (especially at Hamilton station onward, bound for Newcastle) The trains were built around the same time and by the same company UGL, which also built the OSCAR trains and share many features. However, the folding down mechanism for the priority seating, toilet arrangement are different, the inter-carriage doors are not as wide and the fact that it is a Diesel Multiple Unit and not an Electric one. Chapters: 0:00 Train arriving at Hamilton Station bound for Newcastle 0:10 Train doors closing 0:15 Partial DVA announcement of the train stopping pattern 0:36 Car interior from priority seating area 0:50 Inter-carriage gangway doors closing 1:01 Car interior from seating area 1:21 Window outside the toilet area departing from Beresfield 1:40 View of adjacent ...

[Seven News] Free CityRail travel for early morning travellers
Nov 19, 2011
News report from Seven News Sydney on the possible introduction of free travel on CityRail trains for those arriving in the city before 7am, in a bid to reduce congestion during morning peak hour.

Cityrail Interurban Trains, Blue Mountains NSW
Jan 26, 2012
V Set Interurban trains in New South Wales' Blue Mountains - Katoomba and Mount Victoria, January, 2012

And the lord saith unto Noah... Cityrail Railcar in heavy rain - Passenger Trains by PoathTV
Jan 09, 2012
'And the lord saith unto Noah "Build me a railcar 3 cubits wide and 20 cubits long, then fill it with 2 of every type of bogan..."' Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail will stop me from filming a train! Although by the third day of this sort of weather I began to wonder if a trip to NSW to film trains had been such a good idea. Thankfully the sun did eventually come out of hiding every now and then, however this Cityrail "Hunter" Railcar is seen during one of the many heavy downpours that I had to endure. The "Hunter" railcars are the latest addition to the Cityrail diesel railcar fleet, having entered service in 2006, and operate exclusively in the NSW Hunter Valley. A factsheet about the railcars is available on the Cityrail website www.cityrail.info

CityRail Suburban Silver K Set Train Mechanical Failure
Jan 10, 2012
The train arrived with the first two cars having only half the lights on and the air conditioning was not functioning. A CityRail staff member boarded the carriage and started troubleshooting, hence all the lights switching off @ 0:34. This service disruption affected the 9:15am train at Chatswood on the 19th October 2011. The train consequently became a direct service (not stopping at any stations between Chatswood and Hornsby via Macquarie Park) to Hornsby. Passengers were consequently told to alight from the train and catch the next all stops Northern line service (Chatswood|9:29am) which arrived on Platform 4 (dedicated for North Shore line services to Hornsby via Gordon), rather than the usual Platform 3 (for Northern line services to Hornsby via Macquarie Park), as the train was occupying the platform 3 tracks.

CityRail "Waratah" A3 Passing through Holsworthy Station, to Macarthur
Jan 01, 2012
FIlmed on July 25, 2011 Passing through? More like speeding through :) My camera lost focus at the end lol

The Best Of Indian Rail Holidays
India has nearly 40,000 miles of railways crisscrossing across the country in an intricate passenger commuting network. It is one of the world's largest train networks after USA, Russia, and China. It is also one of the the world's largest employment bodies, with over 1.6 million people working for the 'Bharatiya Rail'. Needless to say, the Indian tourism industry capitalizes on this with luxurious Indian Rail Holidays. These are luxury package tours, and not just about traveling from city to city. These are organized world class trips across various tourist locations in the country. Not only foreign tourists, but many Indian holidaymakers enjoy these tours as well!

Initial investment of 60 billion construction of Henan Province seven inter-city rail - Henan, intercity railway - construction machinery industry
About to start building intercity railway in Henan Province welcome the "new owner." December 20, from Henan Zhengzhou Railway Co. and a joint venture of the Railway Bureau in Henan Intercity Railway Co. began operation, the company first will be at least 60 billion yuan investment to build seven total length of nearly 500 km intercity railway .

Afternoon tea zheng western high speed rail activated peripheral industrial belt opening tomorrow
Photos: Cheng opened the West High Speed Rail unparalleled journey tomorrow

China Plans To Build All The Details Of
China City Metro Rapid construction speed. From 1995 to 2008 12 years, our built urban rail transit, from 2 to 10, more than 100 billion a year investment in the speed of the advance. So far, 10 cities opened 31 urban rail lines, operating mileage of 835.5 kilometers. By the end of 2009, the State Council approved 22 cities Subway Construction planning, with a total investment of 882.003 billion yuan.

Indian Train Service Covers Whole India
The Indian train service is the perfect way to travel across India. This is because the Indian Rail service covers the entire Indian peninsula. There are simply innumerable Indian trains available to the people looking forward to travel almost anywhere in the country.

Coast Starlight Communities Network Outlines How to Improve Amtrak’s Coast Starlight
The Coast Starlight Communities Network has released a document entitled “The Coast Starlight: Improving America's Premier Long-Distance Train”. The document outlines various improvements for the Coast Starlight that would make the service more useful and enjoyable for the traveling public.

TRi-Rail Offers Added Service to meet Demand for Bowl 2010 and Super Bowl XLIV
Tri-Rail, South Florida’s premier commuter rail system, has partnered with Miami Subs Pizza & Grill to offer additional service, including special, late-night trains and shuttle buses, to meet the demand for Pro Bowl 2010 and Super Bowl XLIV. Event-goers can beat the traffic and enjoy a ride on Tri-Rail for only $5 roundtrip, which includes the cost of both the train and shuttle bus rides.

Relaxing Train Travel to Southern California
It's easy to get to and around California when you choose train travel, no matter where you start your journey. You can get here via Amtrak from any part of the country; there are schedules available at every station as well as on their website, which makes it easy to find out exactly how to get where you're going. With the cost of gasoline continually on the rise, taking a train can be a more economical and definitely more relaxing alternative to making long-distance drives.