South West. Premier inspects rail track

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian inspected the first new track laid as part of the $2.1 billion South West Rail Link project. Mr O’Farrell said the 11-kilometre twin-track line would connect Glenfield to Leppington via Edmondson Park Trains are expected to start running on the link in 2016. An estimated 110,000 new homes would be built in this area over the next 30 years – and the population would grow by 300,000.