Blacktown-Richmond Railway Line

Reference: p 3, 4

1856 - Petition from residents of Windsor and Richmond presented to government, 1860 - grant of £57,000 approved for construction of a railway line from Blacktown to Windsor, 1861 - grant increased to £60,000 for a railway from Blacktown to Richmond, 1864 line opened, 1893 - first through train service to Sydney, 1975 - line electrified from Blacktown to Riverstone, 1991 - line electrified from Riverstone to Richmond