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How many of these news events can you remember? Take a look at this great historic promo from 7news - Australia's News Leader.
1963: Queen's Visit
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How many of these news events can you remember? Take a look at this great historic promo from 7news - Australia's News Leader.
1963: Queen's Visit
1964: Beatles Arrive
1975: Whitlam Sacking
1977: Granville Rail Diaster
1980: Lindy Chamberlain
1981: Charles & Diana
1983: America's Cup
1991: Strathfield Massacre
1994: Chase for Skase
1996: Port Arthur Massacre
1997: Thredbo Landslide & Death of Princess Diana
2001: September 11
2002: Bali Bombing
2004: Asian Tsunami
2005: Macquarie Fields Riot
2005: London Bombing
2006: Beaconsfield Rescue
2009: Black Saturday Fires
2010: Haiti Earthquake
2011: Queensland Floods, Cyclone Yasis, New Zealand Earthquake, Japan Diaster & Royal Wedding
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Updated December 07, 2011 13:23:15
The New South Wales Government and the Commonwealth have officially announced a $1 billion project to speed up th...
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Updated December 07, 2011 13:23:15
The New South Wales Government and the Commonwealth have officially announced a $1 billion project to speed up the movement of freight trains through Sydney.
Premier Barry O'Farrell and federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese headed to Hornsby in Sydney's north this morning to unveil the plans to upgrade the rail corridor between Strathfield and Newcastle.
The Federal Government will provide $840 million towards the Northern Sydney Freight Corridor, provided the state kicks in another $200 million.
Freight trains currently share the same line as passenger services heading north out of Sydney.
A curfew prevents freight trains from operating during peak travel times on the route, and freight is also limited at other times.
The upgrade is expected to speed up freight train movements, ease traffic congestion by taking 200,000 trucks a year off the roads and cut carbon emissions by more than 100,000 tonnes a year.
Work is expected to begin in February and be completed in 2016.
"This will make a big difference. A big difference in terms of economic productivity, a big difference in terms of passenger rail, a big difference in terms of jobs, with a thousands jobs created as a result of this project, but also a difference in terms of greenhouse gas emissions," Mr Albanese.
The Premier says fixing the bottleneck will have benefits for all rail users.
"The fact is that disruptions on this line can have an impact across the whole of the network. That's why this is a Christmas gift for Sydney and central coast and Newcastle train commuters," Mr O'Farrell said.
"It's fair to say this is a project that the Federal Government has been seeking state support for for a number of years.
"I'm delighted that we've finally got to the stage where we've signed the MOU (memorandum of understanding), where work will commence in February and the benefits will start to flow to the freight system, but more importantly the passenger network across Sydney."
But the agreement has been reached despite Mr O'Farrell making it clear his number one priority remains the North West Rail Link.
The Commonwealth is still resisting the state's requests to shift funding to the project from the Parramatta to Epping Rail Link.
"Sometimes the most important projects aren't the ones that get the headlines," Mr Albanese said.
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Skytrain cherry on top of North West Rail Link
Jacob Saulwick
December 12, 2011 - 1:37PM
A four-kilometre elevated "Skytrain" will be built ...
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Skytrain cherry on top of North West Rail Link
Jacob Saulwick
December 12, 2011 - 1:37PM
A four-kilometre elevated "Skytrain" will be built between Bella Vista and Rouse
Hill as part of the O'Farrell government's signature transport project, the
North West Rail Link.
The government announced today it would lodge planning documents for the train
line, which is set to cost about $8.5 billion and will take much of the decade
to build.
The documents include plans for eight stations along the line, two more than
planned for earlier in the year, and an extra 1000 commuter car parks.
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The Premier, Barry O'Farrell, and Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian,
announced the latest scope of the project at a press conference in the
north-west suburb of The Ponds this morning.
"The North West Rail Link is the biggest transport infrastructure project in
this state since the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge," Mr O'Farrell
said.
The north-west line will extend in a 15-kilometre tunnel from Epping to Bella
Vista. The rail line will then emerge above ground and on to elevated tracks.
Ms Berejiklian said the Skytrain would give passengers a better journey, as they
would spend less time underground. Because it was elevated, it would also
minimise disruption to the road network during construction.
Once the line was built, commuters travelling between Rouse Hill and the city
would save 20 minutes on their daily return journey, the government said.
The travel time savings would be even greater for commuters travelling between
the north-west suburbs and Macquarie Park. A commuter travelling between
Cherrybrook and Macquarie Park would save 52 minutes a day, on the government's
figures.
The Herald reported this morning that Mr O'Farrell and Ms Berejiklian had
rejected a proposal to build only half the north-west line as a rail link, and
the rest using light rail.
Ms Berejiklian said the line would cut the number of buses entering the city
from the M2 by 66 per cent.
"This is the equivalent of removing a 2.5 kilometre long queue of M2 buses from
the centre of Sydney thanks to the North West Rail Link," she said.
The government has promised to start tunnelling by 2014. Once tunnelling starts,
the line is expected to take about five years to build.
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Trams to return to George Street under plan for light rail expansion
Jacob Saulwick
December 8, 2011
THE state government has decided any light rail l...
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Trams to return to George Street under plan for light rail expansion
Jacob Saulwick
December 8, 2011
THE state government has decided any light rail line in the central business
district would run down George Street and is considering four routes to extend
the network to the eastern suburbs.
Among a shortlist of connections to the east, the government is considering
running trams from Central Station through Devonshire Street to Anzac Parade but
is also looking at a tunnel between the station and Anzac Parade.
And there are two options for sending trams to the University of Sydney: one
down Parramatta Road and then left on to Missenden Road, Camperdown, and another
down City Road and then right on to Carillon Avenue and on to Missenden Road.
The identified routes mark the first stage of the government's light rail
feasibility study.
''The NSW government is committed to expanding the light rail network,'' the
Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian, told the Herald. ''Significantly, the
George Street alignment in the CBD was assessed as being the best option for the
city and the NSW government looks forward to working closely with key
stakeholders like the City of Sydney and business groups to further progress the
potential of this route.''
The government aims to finalise the route options by the middle of next year.
The announcement shows Transport for NSW's light rail project team has decided
that though it may be feasible to extend a George Street tram line around
Hickson Road to Barangaroo, it is not looking at extending that line back
through Sussex Street to Central.
One of the four proposed routes linking George Street to Anzac Parade extends
from Sydney Town Hall and along either Oxford or Campbell streets. Another runs
back to Central.
And two options run directly from Central through Moore Park to Anzac Parade.
One is a surface line along Devonshire Street. Another would be an expensive
tunnel.
The options will be discussed by a roundtable, which includes representatives
from government departments as well as the City of Sydney, Sydney Cricket and
Sports Ground Trust, Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, Australian Turf Club
and NIDA.
Earlier documents released by the government show it is aiming to award tenders
for any extension of the light rail network by the start of 2014.
It will spend the next two years working out how to restructure the bus network
to accommodate tram lines, putting forward a business case and cost plan for
light rail, and receiving expressions of interest to build and operate any
extension.
''Putting light rail into the CBD and these busy transport corridors is a
significant undertaking and diligent examination must be done to properly assess
the huge impact it would have on other road traffic as well as business
activity,'' Ms Berejiklian said.
''Unlike the previous government, the NSW Liberals and Nationals are committed
to doing proper planning so an expanded light rail network can meet the needs of
passengers and the city now and well into the future,'' she said.
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Music video by Smash Mouth performing Then The Morning Comes. (C) 1999 Interscope Records
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Finally I have re-upload the clip for Jimmy Barnes "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" on my channel this morning. So it will stay on there forever.
Cheers, J.
I had some people complaint about some of my videos have crap audio quality, so that's why I wanted to fix it all up again.