20-708: The Riverina Express was a passenger train operated by the New South Wales Government Railways between Sydney , Griffith and Albury from September 1949 until November 1993. The Riverina Express was introduced in September 1949 and operated during daylight hours travelling along the Main South line to both Griffith and Albury at various stages during its life. With the change to XPT operation in August 1982, all services ran to Albury. In November 1993, it
40-631: A teal blue livery. From November 1976, trains reverted to Tuscan red while ferries would revert to their Tuscan and green liveries in the 1980s. In November 1979, a modified livery for locomotives was introduced with the colours on the Tuscan and yellow painted ends reverted. The original logo had the letters NSW with arrows pointing east and west. It was replaced in 1975 by the L7 logo. It would continue to be used, albeit with different colours, on buses and ferries until 1989 and on trains until 2010. In June 1974,
60-507: The Government Railway Act, 1858 (NSW) he became Commissioner of Railways. John Rae succeeded Martindale in 1861, and in 1877 Charles Goodchap was appointed Commissioner. The Government Railway Act, 1888 (NSW) set up a corporate body of three railway commissioners to manage the railways and remove them from political influence, resulting in the resignation of Goodchap. This Board of Railway Commissioners of New South Wales
80-630: The Governor of New South Wales , two of whom were nominated by the Minister for Transport . Two of the Commissioners were full-time one of these was appointed by the Governor as Chief Commissioner. The Commission acquired the assets and liabilities of the former commissioners, were bound by current agreements or contracts, and were responsible for the completion of business commenced by them. The Commission inherited
100-692: The Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company ferries. In June 1980, the PTC was dissolved with the State Rail Authority assuming responsibility for rail services and the Urban Transit Authority responsibility for bus and ferry services through the enactment of the Transport Authorities Act 1980 (NSW). The Public Transport Commission consisted of five commissioners appointed by
120-662: The Riverina XPT . In December 1994 an XPT daylight service to Melbourne was introduced by extending the Riverina XPT from Albury. New South Wales Government Railways New South Wales Government Railways ( NSWGR ) was an agency of the Government of New South Wales that administered rail transport in the colony , and then the state , of New South Wales , Australia , between 1855 and 1932. The NSWGR built its entire route network to standard gauge . Its first line, also
140-538: The State Rail Authority and responsibility for bus and ferry services to the Urban Transit Authority . The PTC, composed of five Commissioners appointed by the Governor of New South Wales , was accountable to the Minister for Transport . The PTC was established pursuant to the Public Transport Commission Act 1972 (NSW) and led to the abolition of the offices of Commissioner for Railways and Commissioner for Public Transport. The Act facilitated
160-488: The 1960s. His cost-cutting approach was criticised by sections of the public, trade unions and the parliamentary opposition. Shirley retired in 1975, two years before his commission was due to conclude. His successor, until the PTC was disbanded in 1980, was Alan Reiher . Upon the dissolution of the PTC, Reiher became chairman of VicRail . A mandarin blue and riviera white livery was introduced on buses, suburban electric trains and ferries while freight wagons were painted in
180-617: The PTC took over the operation of Bowden's Bus Service route 79 from the Town Hall to Tamarama . In September 1975, the PTC began operating Denning coaches out of Dubbo when the Far West Express was replaced. While best remembered as an era of cutbacks, investment was made during the tenure of the Public Transport Commission with the following ordered: The PTC published an in-house journal , Transport News , with
200-567: The Sydney suburban and interurban rail network and rural passenger services, and for providing government and commercial freight operators with access to the rails of the Sydney metropolitan area. On 1 July 2013, the operational responsibilities of RailCorp were transferred to NSW TrainLink and Sydney Trains . The agency built all of their track to the 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 1,435 mm ) standard gauge and ran its first official passenger train on 26 September 1855, between
220-502: The Sydney terminal (just south of the current Central ) and Parramatta junction (just past Granville ) railway stations. The agency was also a significant electricity generator. It operated several power stations, notably at Ultimo , White Bay , Lithgow , and Zaara Street, Newcastle , until its generation and transmission assets were taken over by the Electricity Commission of New South Wales , on 1 January 1953. In 1936,
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#1732855942438240-597: The company owned 1187 locomotives, 457 railcars, 1445 coaches, 172 brake vans and 22,068 goods wagons. [REDACTED] Media related to New South Wales Government Railways at Wikimedia Commons Public Transport Commission The Public Transport Commission ( PTC ) was an agency of the Government of New South Wales responsible for the provision of rail , bus and ferry services in New South Wales , Australia from October 1972 until June 1980. Upon dissolution, responsibility for rail services transferred to
260-413: The first railway of New South Wales, was the railway line from Sydney to Parramatta (today: Granville railway station ) completed in 1855. The agency was managed by a range of different commission structures between 1857 and 1932, which reported to either the Minister for Public Works or the Minister for Transport . The inaugural Chief Commissioner was Ben Martindale and, following the enactment of
280-621: The functions of the Chief Transport Commissioner. The Department of Railways New South Wales become the official name of the railway and was used on most documentation (drawings & other paperwork), the NSWGR title was still used periodically on public documentation such as advertising and timetables. This continued until the creation of the Public Transport Commission on 20 October 1972. The last Commissioner for Railways
300-634: The functions of the previous Commissioners as prescribed in the Railways Act 1912 (NSW) and the Transport Act 1930 (NSW). The first Chief Commissioner of the PTC was Philip Shirley , a former chairman of Cunard , who came out of retirement to take up the position. Shirley had been involved with the Beeching cuts being vice chairman of the British Railways Board in his native United Kingdom in
320-729: The merger of the Department of Railways and the Department of Government Transport, the latter being the agency that operated government bus services in Sydney and Newcastle . In December 1974, the Public Transport Commission and Sydney Harbour Transport (Amendment) Act 1974 (NSW) dissolved the Sydney Harbour Transport Board and ferries were added to PTC's responsibility. This coincided with government also taking over
340-468: Was Neil McCusker. The agency was succeeded by the Department of Railways on 1 January 1915; and then following the enactment of the Public Transport Commission Act, 1972 (NSW), the Public Transport Commission was formed; later to become the State Rail Authority on 1 July 1980. Further restructures in 1996, 2001 and 2003 resulted in the establishment of the RailCorp , the agency currently responsible for
360-694: Was extended to Melbourne and renamed the Melbourne Daylight XPT . It was initially operated by a locomotive hauled, air-conditioned set of RUB set carriages. In February 1972 the RUB sets were replaced by ten 1200 class Tulloch diesel railcars. These were designed to split en route allowing carriages to detach for Cowra , Tumut , Lake Cargelligo and Hillston on selected days. The 1200s suffered from regular equipment failures, particularly with their complex electrical systems and they were replaced by locomotive hauled sets from January 1973. One 1200 set
380-487: Was in place from 22 October 1888 to 4 April 1907, and was replaced by a sole Chief Commissioner of Railways and Tramways until 22 March 1932, when a panel arrangement was restored for a period of nine months, with the Transport Commissioners of New South Wales. On 29 December 1932, the Department of Railways New South Wales was established and Thomas Joseph Hartigan was appointed Commissioner for Railways replacing
400-399: Was returned from February 1973 with a locomotive set used on alternate days until replaced by a DEB railcar set in August 1973. In October 1975 a second DEB set replaced the remaining 1200 set. At this stage the service operated to Griffith five times a week and Albury only once per week. In August 1982, the service (which by now only went to Albury) was taken over by a XPT set and renamed
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