Confirmed: no approval for rail trail, line reactivation a possibility
The NSW Government owns the rail line, and they haven't given anyone else permission to use it. Yet.
The NSW Government owns the rail line, and they haven't given anyone else permission to use it. Yet.
The New England Rail Trail was a dominant issue in the lead up to, and during the recent local government election. The whole time the truth that the project had lost its funding was being hidden from voters.
The saga of the New England Rail Trail has taken another turn, with bushfire recovery funding allocated to the project being pulled by the NSW Government.
The New England Rail Trail from Glen Innes to Ben Lomond is moving forward, but Glen Innes Severn Shire Council will need more money for 'revised costs'.