Yandina Ninderry-Nicklin News First Issue

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Congratulations to the Ninderry-Nicklin News!  First issue is available: Issue 1 — October 2010

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CALL FOR YANDINA RAILWAY TO BE RAMPED UP

CALL FOR YANDINA RAILWAY TO BE RAMPED UP

There has been a call for Yandina Railway station to be returned to full time service as part of an overall re-vamp of South East Queensland's Rail-way System.

The founder of an internet forum ―Rail - Back on Track‖, Robert Dow, says South East Queensland Railways are
under-utilised, and should be ramped-up to reduce road trauma.

Mr Dow, a Medical Scientist, and Life Member and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, says rail is approximately 40 times safer than travel by car.

He told "NNN" part of the overhaul should include developing a stabling yard for rolling stock at Yandina, which would provide better services for commuters.

As the South East Queensland population increases there will be a need to provide more and better public transport, and we believe Yandina should be part of that pro-ress, Mr Dow said.

―There is plenty of space to stable trains overnight,‖ he said.

―It would be a business multiplier for Yandina, because we would see some crew settling in the town, and maybe some railway barracks would be built as overnight accommodation.

―It would create employment, help make Yandina a tourist destination and provide com-muters with more options, Mr Dow said. The spin-off for the community's economy would be huge.

―It would also put Yandina back on the map for day trippers, and improve options for commuters,he said. It is clear that we need to start maximizing use of our rail network, and to support those networks with buses to feed rail stations where possible.

―The cost of road trauma is an unsustainable drain on our economy, and it's clear that as a nation we must move to safe sustainable transport sys-tems for people and bulk freight, he said.

Mr Dow warns that unless the railway services are stepped-up, a 10-lane highway will be needed to cope with the traffic between the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane.

―There clearly is not the room for such infrastructure,‖he said, but rebuilding the rail-way system - including making Yandina an important rail head - will help reduce the road trauma and boost tourism to the Yandina area.

He says it behoves our civic leaders, Parliamentarians and the community to follow up on the suggestion.

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And here is the final issue: http://www.yandinaonline.com.au/ninderry-nicklin-news  Local interests at Yandina still promote their town as a site for train stabling.