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Campbelltown train commuters should not get used to the comforts of the more modern trains a Sydney Trains employee has warned. The employee – who wished not to be named due to fear of repercussions – said the newer model trains that operated on the Campbelltown lines were set to disappear once the new timetable was introduced. The trains, they said, would be transferred to the north shore and Parramatta lines while the older “silverset” models and “a couple of (newer model) millennium” trains would operate on the Campbelltown lines. The Advertiser was contacted by another employee in August this year who had a similar story. At the time, a Transport for NSW spokeswoman said the were “no plans to change the mix of the fleet currently servicing the T2 Inner West and South Line”. The Advertiser contacted Transport for NSW again after the latest employee’s tip off. A Transport for NSW spokesman did not confirm of deny whether the current fleet was set to change, nor did they confirm when the new timetable was due to begin. The spokesman instead said the state government had ordered 24 new eight-car Waratah trains which would create a more “comfortable” and “reliable” service for commuters from late 2018. “Our priority at the moment is to get these trains built and ready for use so we can deliver additional capacity to the network and provide relief for customers as soon as possible,” he said. “Decisions on which lines the new trains will operate on are still being finalised as part of the full program of work. “We will ensure the community is kept up to date as our work progresses.” Campbellltown MP Greg Warren (Labor) said he was concerned but “wouldn’t jump to any conclusions”. “That’s the first I’ve heard of it but if that is the case, then the changes are very serious,” he said. “The community can be assured that I would be opposed to any such changes.” Macquarie Fields MP Anoulack Chanthivong (Labor) said he was “sceptical of Premier Mike Baird when it came to treating our community fairly”. “This would be unacceptable,” he said. "We are not a second rate community. “People in our community work hard and commute a long way and they deserve their fair share.”

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