22 Nov 2011: Sunshine Coast: Traveston railway station to remain open!

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Media release 22nd November 2011

Sunshine Coast:  Traveston railway station to remain open!

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) is a web based community support group for rail and public transport. Today, a number of members travelled on the day Gympie North Queensland Rail service to Traveston (1).  We wanted to celebrate the good news that TransLink and Queensland Rail now intend for Traveston railway station to remain open and operational.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Queensland Rail and TransLink had intended closing down the Traveston railway station (2).   The local community and the Gympie Regional Council, the Member for Gympie David Gibson and RAIL Back On Track all sought a stay of execution and reversal of that decision."

"We would like to thank the Queensland Government, TransLink and Queensland Rail for agreeing to keep Traveston railway station in service."

"Restoration work has now commenced on the station building which has been damaged by termites.  Plans for a possible car park mean that with the new road works in the area access to the station will be improved and rail becomes more of an option for the community"

"We feel that Traveston station is a crucial part the Mary Valley Recovery Plan - the government's commitment to rebuilding the Mary Valley following cancellation of the Traveston Crossing Dam."

"The people of Traveston welcome the action in keeping this railway station at the heart of the hamlet and maintaining services to it, including the new daytime Gympie North train that RAIL Back On Track also sought to have introduced. We saw on the inaugural run back in June just how much the communities of the Noosa hinterland appreciated their new public transport link (3)."

"RAIL Back On Track will continue to work constructively with the government of the day to improve passenger rail services between Brisbane and Gympie North."

References:

1.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7027.msg76438#msg76438

2.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=3633.msg23833#msg23833

3.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=5795.msg58963#msg58963

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

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[ozbob]

Media release 22nd November 2011 (re-released 26th May 2012)

Sunshine Coast:  Traveston railway station to remain open!

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) is a web based community support group for rail and public transport. Today, a number of members travelled on the day Gympie North Queensland Rail service to Traveston (1).  We wanted to celebrate the good news that TransLink and Queensland Rail now intend for Traveston railway station to remain open and operational.

Robert Dow, Spokesman for RAIL Back On Track said:

"Queensland Rail and TransLink had intended closing down the Traveston railway station (2).   The local community and the Gympie Regional Council, the Member for Gympie David Gibson and RAIL Back On Track all sought a stay of execution and reversal of that decision."

"We would like to thank the Queensland Government, TransLink and Queensland Rail for agreeing to keep Traveston railway station in service."

"Restoration work has now commenced on the station building which has been damaged by termites.  Plans for a possible car park mean that with the new road works in the area access to the station will be improved and rail becomes more of an option for the community"

"We feel that Traveston station is a crucial part the Mary Valley Recovery Plan - the government's commitment to rebuilding the Mary Valley following cancellation of the Traveston Crossing Dam."

"The people of Traveston welcome the action in keeping this railway station at the heart of the hamlet and maintaining services to it, including the new daytime Gympie North train that RAIL Back On Track also sought to have introduced. We saw on the inaugural run back in June just how much the communities of the Noosa hinterland appreciated their new public transport link (3)."

"RAIL Back On Track will continue to work constructively with the government of the day to improve passenger rail services between Brisbane and Gympie North."

References:

1.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=7027.msg76438#msg76438

2.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=3633.msg23833#msg23833

3.  http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=5795.msg58963#msg58963

Contact:

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

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