Support Local Candidates for the Return of Rail For those who would like rail services back on the Casino to Murwillumbah line, please vote for council candidates who say they will support rail services, with a bike/walking path beside the line. As funding has been given for a bike trail, many people believe rail returning to the region is not possible. However, a bike trail can be built beside the railway line to allow for future rail services. Two railway companies have been registered to bring rail services back to our region. One company, Northern Rivers Rail Limited, is a not-for-profit charity and we are committed to bringing services back to the Northern Rivers, with the help of local communities. The winning contractors for the bike trail in the Tweed Shire, Hazell Bros, said the cost of building it off the rail formation would be no more than on top of the railway lines. Tweed Shire Council had stated it would be much more expensive and that it must be on the rail formation to...
