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EC2524 leads SP32 CountryLink Xplorer service from Canberra to Sydney "under the wires" at Macarthur. The work on the right of the shot is part of the Southern Sydney Freight Line project for ARTC.
Shot from the Southern Xplorer train travelling from Canberra to Sydney in Australia on 30082020. The train was just slowing down to stop at Goulburn station. Goulburn is the regional hub for the area.
The Down Canberra Xplorer comes to a Stop at Moss Vale to pick up more Passengers (and to Connect with the Road Coach from Wollongong) before it continues on it's way to the nations Capital.
Upon arrival at Werris Creek, where the train splits and one continues to Armidale and the other continues to Moree.
Overcrowding does not only affect people living in overcrowded houses. It affects everyone living in Male'. The increase in number of vehicles is both an environmental and health issue which has not yet been addressed by the government. The increasing number of people with respiratory problems is one of the obvious side-effects which have already become visible. A detailed study of the situation is necessary to determine the dangers posed by overcrowding.
It is time for the government to realize that its past and present policies on urban housing have completely failed. If it is a responsible government, it should change its present polices on housing, identify the reasons for failures (can get a good idea by reading this article) and devise new plans, both short-term and long-term, to address the problem. It is also time for MPs, especially Male' MPs, to raise this issue in the parliament and with the concerned government ministries. We cannot afford another 30 years to find a solution to this extremely important and critical problem affecting the lives of people living in Male'.
Junee was once one of the major railway stations in New South Wales, and provided a large NSWGR Railway Refreshemnt Room, for passengers on Country trains to get a feed and drinks during the journey.
In an area very rarely visited Xplorer's, a two car set passes through Carlton as empty car transfer HP60, seen returning from Hurstville as part of a shunt trip to access the XPT facility at Meeks Road.
The Sydney bound Xplorer approaching the Level Crossing on the Menindee Road on the outskirts of Broken Hill.
The once a week rail service between Sydney and Broken Hill uses an Explorer Railcar set.
The train leaves Sydney early on a Monday morning for its journey to Broken Hill. After stabling overnight, the train leaves Broken Hill early the next day on the Tuesday for the return working to Sydney.
Road Trip to Broken Hill and Mildura - September 2023.
4918 ready to depart on a heritage train run, in a similar consist to the old NSW Railways loco hauled express passenger trains of old, sits at Sydney Terminal Platform 1, next to the train that replaced them, the Xplorer rail motor. Shame the sun was in an awkward position that morning.
X kit from Precision Guitar Kits, scrapyard dog pickups from Oil City, assembled and painted by CA Guitarworks