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Posted inGeneral News

Train crash passengers criticise lack of communication, support

blankby Lia EdwardsAugust 19, 2023

Passengers on board the Xplorer train from Sydney that crashed on Wednesday say they were told very little while stuck on board the train for five hours, and have not been offered counselling or any support.

Posted inGeneral News, News, Quirindi

Updated: Driver dead after train hits ute at Quirindi

blankby Lia EdwardsAugust 16, 2023

Passengers were held on the train for up to five hours after the crash with little information and no food.

Posted inRoads and Infrastructure

NSW Transport seeking 100 regional trainees

blankby New England Times News DeskAugust 2, 2023

Transport NSW is trying to recruit trainees across the state including in Tamworth, Armidale, Narrabri and Glen Innes.

Posted inInvestigation, Local News, Local politics, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure

Our roads part 3: it’s all about the money

blankby RK CrosbyJanuary 25, 2023

As impressive as the $500m announcement was, the reality is that’s no guarantee that will be the amount spent on fixing our flood damaged roads. In this final part of our series, we look at how the money works.

Posted inInvestigation, Local News, Local politics, Roads and Infrastructure

Our Roads part 2: Can we fix it? Yes we can.

blankby RK CrosbyJanuary 20, 2023

In the second part of our investigative series, we look at whether our councils have enough staff and plant to fix the extensive damage to our roads.

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