We’re making the push to reach 10,000 hard-copy signatures on our petition to NSW parliament. We have thousands of signatures already but we need your help to gather more. By reaching 10,000 signatures we will force the House to debate the concerns raised by the petition. Save Our Rail sees this petition, and your signature ...

Below are just some of the reasons why the truncation of the rail line west of Stewart Avenue will not benefit the viability and future renewal of the Newcastle City Centre. Inconvenience of unnecessary interchange – ALL passengers would be affected by forced change of mode during trip. Loss of patronage – public transport will ...

Save Our Rail’s Submission to the NURS (4.9 MB) high quality, suitable for printing The NURS 2012 document has initiatives for improvement but ALL of the proposals can be achieved without  rail truncation.

Please show your support and sign our online petition at http://www.change.org/petitions/nsw-state-government-maintain-inter-city-trains-transiting-between-wickham-newcastle Passenger trains are the most efficient form of transport and are resistant to congestion. Newcastle city has an anticipated growth of 10000 to 12000 people in the foreseeable future through the Newcastle Urban Renewal Strategy. Keeping the trains is the best way to keep ...

Originally published March 11, 2013 as an article in NSW Teachers Federation “Education” newspaper: http://www.nswtf.org.au/journal/education-94-02/index.html by Wayne Webber, Assistant General Secretary (Schools) About 500 people travelled from the Hunter Valley and Central Coast to a rally held outside Parliament House, Sydney on February 19. The rally was held as part of an ongoing community campaign ...

It has become apparent that SOR needs to ramp up its activity in order to save the rail line from truncation. As part of this activity there is an urgent need to develop some new petitions and for all to become very active in obtaining signatures. Attached are copies of the two paper petitions. Please ...

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle Councillor Jeff McCloy c/- Newcastle City Council Save Our Rail NSW Inc yesterday issued a media release (attached) calling on the Government to test with full costing and appropriate evaluation, the proposed replacement system before any decision to cut the rail services or infrastructure to Newcastle Station Save Our Rail ...

The Premier of NSW The Hon Barry O’Farrell, MP Dear Mr O’Farrell, Save Our Rail calls on Government to trial cut of Newcastle rail line Save Our Rail NSW Inc has issued a media release, (attached) which calls on the Government of NSW to carry out a trial of any proposed replacement system intended for ...

Save Our Rail NSW Inc is a community organisation taking an interest in the continued provision of public transport. The members of Save Our Rail understand the need for some fare increases to occur. In all deliberations regarding fares the following points need to be considered: Fares need to assist in the payment of the ...

Joan Dawson, President, Save Our Rail NSW Inc. P.O. Box 212 ISLINGTON NSW 2296 joandawson@iprimus.com.au The Hon.Gladys Berejiklian MP Minister for Transport, Parliament of NSW Dear Ms Berejiklian, I am the spokesperson for Save Our Rail NSW Inc and in that capacity I am attaching the latest submission to the Long Term Transport Master Plan ...

SUBMISSION TO LONG TERM TRANSPORT MASTER PLAN SAVE OUR RAIL NSW INCORPORATED Save Our Rail NSW Inc P.O. Box 212 ISLINGTON NSW 2296 Phone: 0408 618 198 email: joandawson@iprimus.com.au INTRODUCTION Public transport is an important aspect of planning and should be incorporated into any plans for development, whether for industry, office space, retail or housing. ...

PRESIDENTS 2011 ANNUAL REPORT – SOR NSW Inc – Joan Dawson Once more we have had a busy year during which a new SOR document has emerged. In November 2010 our proposal, Western Transport Initiative (WesTrans) was launched by the Member for Wallsend, Sonia Hornery. This incorporates the Western Education Link Line (WELL) as well ...

Note: this has been superseded by a newer petition form that includes detailed instructions. Save Our Rail has a petition form to the NSW Government available for download: Save Our Rail Wickham petition (0.01 MB) high quality, suitable for printing “…opposed to the closing of the Newcastle railway line and termination of rail services at ...

Originally published December 7, 2009 as a feature article in NSW Teachers Federation “Education” newspaper: www.nswtf.org.au/edu_online/133/railhang.html By Justin Ballis Labor conspicuously vague on cutting the line but Liberals may not be so reticent. For public transport lobbyists in the Hunter, the irony would be bitter. After community opposition stung the Rees Government into dropping unpopular ...

Look closely at these pictures taken from GPT’s recently released “virtual tour” of the Newcastle CBD. GPT demands that the rail line be cut at Wickham as described in their city vision masterplan by Civitas. Wharf Road is to be cut at Queen’s Wharf and open foreshore parkland is lost to four massive buildings. The ...

Joan Dawson, Save Our Rail President Save Our Rail has continued to resist any attempt to cut the Newcastle rail line. Following the 2006 announcement by NSW Premier, Morris Iemma, that the rail line to Newcastle would be retained and there would be an improvement program, we thought we could maybe have a party and ...

Joan Dawson, Save Our Rail President Newcastle Line The battle to retain heavy electric rail services to Newcastle Station continues. Currently the NSW Government is carrying out an investigation into the Hunter Business Chamber proposal to remove the electric service from Newcastle and electrify the Hunter Line to Warabrook. The plan is aimed at gaining ...

On 18th January 2007, the Hunter Business Chamber conducted a transport group forum at which Save Our Rail gave a brief presentation titled “Transport Development for the Hunter Community”. Download a copy of Save Our Rail’s presentation here: SOR – Transport Presentation – 18-Jan-2007.pdf (960 kB)