Re: Sydney Trip

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Eric Cartman <erk_cartman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Chris
>
> To answer your questions:
>
> New to Sydney to see:
>
> major station upgrading either finished or in progress at many major
> stations
> Olympic Park and light rail as you mentioned.

Finished at Parramatta, Westmead, Blacktown, St. Marys, Campbelltown,
Kogarah, Sutherland, Epping, Pennant Hills, Hornsby, Gosford - they are the
ones from memory that have been completed in the last 4 years or so.

Underway at Liverpool, Ashfield, Lidcombe, Penrith - there might be more
though.

> Newcastle suburban trains:
>
> Electric 2 car K sets - basically every 30-60 minutes between Newcastle
and
> Morrisett
> Endeavours, Diesel rail motors - basically every 15 minutes (M-F) from
> Newcastle to Hamilton, Waratah, Warrabrook, Beresfield, Thornton, Metford,
> Victoria Street, Maitland, Telerah and every 30 minutes for any other
> station. Look out for the repainted  DMU's - see if you can tell the
> difference between the repainted cars and an Endeavour from 500 metres
away.
>
> Good gunzel spots (especially if travelling by train)
>
> Close to Sydney  - Southern Pylon of Harbour Bridge, Sydney Central,

Do the Bridge climb - costs about $90, and take a camera - get a photo from
above of a train on the bridge.

> Macdonaldtown station (gives views of main and Illawarra lines),
Parramatta
> River, Meadowbank (short walk from station or at ferry wharf)
>
> Newcastle - Newcastle, Broadmeadow, Waratah, Warrabrook, Beresfield,
> Metford, Victoria Street, East Maitland.

DaveP