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The Rail, Tram and Bus Union held a highly successful forum in Tamworth this week to discuss regional transport issues.

It was great to see members of the community, including a number of local train drivers, coming out on a cold winter’s night to talk about better transport services.
 
There was also a good turn-out of local VIPs - including Federal Member for New England Tony Windsor MP, Mayor of Tamworth James Treloar, Greens MP Lee Rhiannon, Russell Morgan from the NSW Farmers’ Association and the Chairman of the Tamworth Chamber of Commerce Tim Coates.
 
TV personality and rail buff Scott McGregor hosted the forum, and injected his personality and passion into discussion.
RTBU Tamworth Transport Forum: Discussing the need for investment in rail infrastructure.RTBU Tamworth Transport Forum: Discussing the need for investment in rail infrastructure.
Some excellent ideas were raised during the forum, but the underlying message was the need for more investment in rail infrastructure to make rail transport more competitive.
 
Local train drivers talked about the frustration of being limited to by speed restrictions of 20km/hr and 30km/hr for long stretches of track. These restrictions are in place because governments of all persuasions have been neglecting rail infrastructure for decades.
 
The Federal Government recently announced around $1 billion in funding for regional rail projects. This is a welcome investment, but unfortunately we’re starting from way behind the eight-ball. The forum in Tamworth showed just how much work needs to be done to bring our rail infrastructure up to scratch – for both passenger and freight services.
 
The Tamworth forum also received excellent coverage in the local media. Click here for the ABC radio coverage of the forum, which includes interviews with local train drivers.
 
Another regional transport forum will be held in Dubbo on Wednesday 21 July at 6.30pm:
 
Dubbo Regional Transport Forum
Dubbo Showground Expo Centre
6.30pm, Wednesday 21 July.
 
Entrance to the forum is free, and I encourage everyone in Dubbo and the surrounding areas to get along and have their say on better transport infrastructure and services.
 
Let’s stand up for better transport services in NSW.
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Angry Punter said on Sun, 04/07/2010 - 22:02:
I go to the Tamworth Country Music Festival every year. Sometimes I even get out my banjo and play a few tunes on the footpath myself. My best song is "The Wild Colonial Boy". It's a great event, but every year when I go up I notice more and more trucks on the roads. Why can't more freight be moved on rail? Now they're even moving petrol to Tamworth by road - and that's just plain dangerous. It's time to put the rail network back on track.
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