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Sydenham, New South Wales
Sydenham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydenham is located 8 kilometres south of Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Inner West Council. Sydenham is surrounded by the suburbs of Marrickville, St Peters and Tempe. History Sydenham developed after the Illawarra railway line came through the area to Hurstville in the late 1800s. It was named after Sydenham, a suburb of London, for their similarities in their close proximity to the city and a railway junction. The station was originally known as Marrickville when it opened on 15 October 1884. It was changed to Sydenham on 19 March 1895 when a new line was being built to Bankstown and the first station was to be called Marrickville. The post office opened in April 1899 as Tempe Park and was only renamed Sydenham in 1964. Marrickville Council proposed the Sydenham Creative Hub—a commercial area of bars, cafes and galleries— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Sydney
The Sydney tramway network served the inner suburbs of Sydney, Australia, from 1879 until 1961. In its heyday, it was the largest in Australia, the second largest in the Commonwealth of Nations (after Trams in London, London), and one of the largest in the world. The network was heavily worked, with about 1,600 cars in service at any one time at its peak during the 1930s (in comparison, there are about 500 trams in Melbourne today). Patronage peaked in 1945 at 405 million passenger journeys. Its maximum street trackage totalled 291 km (181 miles) in 1923. History Early tramways Sydney's first tram was horse-drawn, running from the Redfern railway station, old Sydney railway station to Circular Quay along Pitt Street.''The 1861 Pitt Street Tramway and the Contemporary Horse Drawn Railway Proposals'' Wylie, R.F. Australian Railway History, Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1965 pp21-32 Built in 1861, the design was compromised by the desire to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government In Australia
Local government is the third level of government in Australia, administered with limited autonomy under the states and territories of Australia, states and territories, and in turn beneath the Australian Government, federal government. Local government is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia, and two referendums in 1974 Australian referendum (Local Government Bodies), 1974 and 1988 Australian referendum#Local Government, 1988 to alter the Constitution relating to local government were unsuccessful. Every state/territory government recognises local government in its state constitutions in Australia, own respective constitution. Unlike the two-tier local government system in local government in Canada, Canada or the local government in the United States, United States, there is (largely) only one tier of local government in each Australian state/territory, with no distinction between county, counties and city, cities. The Australian local government is generally run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankstown Railway Line
The Bankstown railway line is a suburban railway which traverses the Inner West (Sydney), Inner West and Canterbury-Bankstown areas of Sydney. West of it is used by Lidcombe & Bankstown Line, T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown services, while east of Bankstown it is temporarily closed to facilitate conversion for its future use by Metro North West & Bankstown Line, M1 North West & Bankstown services. Route As originally built, the line branched from the Illawarra railway line just south of Sydenham railway station, Sydney, Sydenham at Meeks Road Junction, approximately 6 kilometres southwest of Central railway station, Sydney, Central. From here the line runs westward along the valley of the Cooks River, parallel to the Metropolitan Goods railway line. At Dulwich Hill railway station, Dulwich Hill the line passes by the former Wardell Road Junction, where the Inner West Light Rail, Dulwich Hill light rail line now terminates with an overbridge interchange to the railway station. Just pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport & South Line
The Airport & South Line (numbered T8, coloured green; commonly called the East Hills Line) is a commuter rail service operated by Sydney Trains, connecting the Sydney central business district with the southwestern suburbs via Sydney Airport. In March 2025, the federal minister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local government Catherine King announced that a business case would be developed exploring a potential upgrade of the T8 Airport & South line. History The T8 traverses several railway lines; the City Circle, Airport Link, East Hills and Main South Lines. The origins of the current train service can be traced back to the opening of the East Hills Line in 1931. The East Hills line was extended to Glenfield in 1987, where it joins the Main South Line. The Airport Line opened in 2000, providing an additional pair of tracks into the city. The East Hills line was opened in 1931. Electrification only extended as far as Kingsgrove. Services on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illawarra Railway Line
The South Coast Railway (also known as the Illawarra railway or the South Coast line) is a Commuter rail, passenger and Rail freight transport, freight railway line from Sydney to Wollongong and Bomaderry, New South Wales, Bomaderry in New South Wales, Australia. Beginning at the Illawarra Junction, the line services the Illawarra and South Coast (New South Wales), South Coast regions of New South Wales. Opening in segments between 1884 and 1893, the South Coast railway line was built primarily to service the Coal Cliff Colliery, in which colonial government ministers and legislators were shareholders and as an economic link between the Illawarra and Sydney. It later connected the later industrial works at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Port Kembla to the greater Sydney Freight Network, metropolitan freight railway network in Sydney. The line also serves as a public transport link for residents in St George, New South Wales, St George, Sutherland Shire, Sutherland and the Illaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Trains
Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of Railways in Sydney, suburban and intercity train services in and around Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban rail, urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core, that covers of route length over of track, with List of Sydney Trains railway stations, 168 stations on nine lines. Within Sydney, the network has frequencies of 5–10 minutes during peak-time at most inner-city and major stations, and 15 minutes off-peak at most minor stations. During the weekday peak, train services are more frequent. The network is managed by Transport for NSW and is part of its Opal card, Opal ticketing system. In 2023–24, 302 million passenger journeys were made on the suburban network, making it the Commuter rail in Australia, most-used rail network in Australia. History In May 2012, the Minister for Transport (New South Wales), Minister for Transport announced a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydenham Railway Station, Sydney
Sydenham railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Illawarra railway line, Illawarra line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sydenham, New South Wales, Sydenham in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Trains' Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, T4 Illawarra & Eastern Suburbs Line and Airport & South Line, T8 Airport & South Line services, and Sydney Metro's Metro North West & Bankstown Line, North West & Bankstown Line services. It was designed by New South Wales Government Railways and opened in 1884, with William Robinson having built the original station buildings. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. History Sydenham was built on a duplicated line from Illawarra Junction to Hurstville, New South Wales, Hurstville and opened as Marrickville on 15 October 1884. The western platform contained a major 3rd class brick station building having a detached toilet block at each end separated by walled courtyards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales Standard Suburban Carriage Stock
The New South Wales Standard suburban carriage stock are a class of electric multiple units that were operated by the New South Wales Government Railways and its successors between 1926 and 1992. They served on the Railways in Sydney, Sydney suburban network. In the years before their withdrawal, they were nicknamed red rattlers, a term borrowed from the Melbourne Tait (train), Tait trains. History To provide rolling stock for the Railways in Sydney#Electrification, electrification of Sydney's Commuter rail, suburban rail network, steel carriages were ordered."Sydney's Electric Trains from 1926 to 1960" ''Australian Railway History, ARHS Bulletin'' issue 761 March 2001 pages 90-93 The initial 50 power cars were built in England by Leeds Forge Company and shipped to Australia in Knock-down kit, knocked-down condition. They were assembled by Eveleigh Carriage Workshops (10) and Clyde Engineering (40) between April and October 1925. Initially numbered 2213-2262, they entered serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydenham Rail Disaster
The Sydenham rail disaster occurred on 19 December 1953 when a New South Wales Government Railways electric passenger train travelling to Bankstown ran into the rear of another electric train travelling to East Hills, New South Wales, East Hills at Sydenham, New South Wales, Sydenham. Five people were killed and 748 injured. A wrong-side failure of the signalling system, as a result of human intervention, was believed to be the cause. The crash Two suburban passenger trains, the first travelling to East Hills the following train travelling to Bankstown, collided at about 12:30pm. The Bankstown train was travelling at a few seconds before the crash. Both trains were crowded, each with around 1200 passengers, many travelling home after work (it being a Saturday), and Christmas shoppers. The East Hills train was being held at a Home signal#Signal categories, home signal just on the Sydney side of Sydenham Junction station. The two leading cars of the Bankstown train telescoped ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankstown, New South Wales
Bankstown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 19 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown region. Bankstown is the administrative centre of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, having previously been the administrative centre of the City of Bankstown prior to 2016. It is the most populous suburb within the City of Canterbury-Bankstown. History Early history Before European settlement, Cumberland Plains woodland occupied much of the area. Turpentine ironbark forest covered much of what is now Bankstown. The land was occupied by the Bediagal people. Their land bordered the Tharawal people, Dharawal and the Darung people. In 1795, Matthew Flinders and George Bass explored up the Georges River for about beyond what had been previously surveyed, and reported favourably to John Hunter (Royal Navy officer), Governor Hunter of the land on its banks. Hunter examined the country himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
