Railway Digest Magazine August 2024 Back Issue

A Trip East – by a South Australian rail enthusiast
In April this year, South Australian rail enthusiast Roger Currey and his wife took a trip to New South Wales, firstly to visit Steamfest at Maitland, but also to experience rail travel in a state that, unlike his own, still offers an extensive country rail passenger service.

ALTRAC reveals Parramatta Road – Green Square light rail plan
The ALTRAC consortium, designer and constructor of the Sydney CBD and south east light rail lines and operator of the Dulwich Hill (L1) line since 2015, has presented a proposal to the state government to construct a new 11-kilometre light rail line from near the existing Taverners Hill light rail stop on the Dulwich Hill line, Sydney’s inner west, to Green Square via Parramatta Road/Broadway and Central station. John Hoyle examines the proposal and its implications for inner Sydney.

The Suburban Rail Loop
Victoria is undergoing a wave of infrastructure development, with the government responsible for or sponsoring major road and rail projects across the state. Dubbed the ‘Big Build’, the collection of projects run across roads and railway lines in Melbourne and beyond. However, one project stands out from the rest in terms of its scale, extent and cost: the Suburban Rail Loop. Ken Date takes a close look at this controversial project, which continues to attract a great deal of media attention.